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POSTAL ANNOUNCEMENT - From April 1st 2024.
I am on leave and working reduced hours. Limited Edition prints are printed on demand. Please allow up to two weeks from the date the order is placed before the print is dispatched.
If you require urgent delivery, please email info@yasminhayat.com.
Some prints are available for immediate delivery. Please email info@yasminhayat.com to enquire about readiness.
Please note that all prints are sent tracked and using a fast 24 or 48 hour service. Delays due to the postal company are beyond my control. International orders may incur an additional custom charge.
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The Bull & Whale can be purchased as a limited (1st Edition) Giclee print.
Each artwork is printed on archival Hahnemuhle, Bamboo, soft-textured, matte paper.
Please note that dimensions of printed artworks are chosen to ensure best quality results. This may result in a non-standard size that does not fit into a standard frame. Custom mounting and framing can resolve this issue.
The dimensions of Bull & Whale differ slightly to that of Bull & Lion. Please keep this in mind if buying both as a matching pair.
Each print is made to order and packaged with great care. Once you have placed an order we will try to do our best to ensure the prints are dispatched as soon as possible.
Painting Inspiration:
In medieval Middle Eastern manuscripts on cosmography, Kuyūthā, pronounced Que-fa (Arabic: كيوثاء,) is the name given to a cosmic bull whose depiction represented land and agriculture. According to these manuscripts, the bull stood on a vast whale that symbolises the sea and its inhabitants. The duo are responsible for the natural phenomena of our world such as the ebbing of the tides, and as they drink the water of the Earth, they counter off rising sea levels. It was believed that as long as Whale & Bull, (Land and Sea) are in balance, we continue to live in harmony on our planet.
Playing with this idea, I created a painting featuring the bull and whale in dialogue. Taking inspiration from classical manuscripts, I used handcrafted Nepalese paper and natural pigments such as hematite and Indigo for this modern interpretation of the story