As a Native American symbol, the Horse symbol meanings combine the grounded power of the Earth with wisdom found in the spirit winds. The Horse has long been honored as helper, messenger, and harbinger of spirit knowledge. Considered wild and an emblem of freedom, Native American culture sees the many potentialities in the symbolic nature of this noble creature.
4 different Berlin Gallery artists have depicted horses for the Extraordinary Animals-Revisited, the annual summer exhibition of works depicting animals by gallery artists. Fritz Scholder’s, Another Dream Horse sits as a ghostly sentinel, guarding the entrance to the sub-conscious. In contrast, Alex Pena’s, The Toy Horse, is motion personified. Up close and in the action, it is like you are looking into an old western movie. Rick Bartow’s, Shakespeare’s Dreaming is a lovely etching, again delving into the sub-conscious and the psyche, while Retha Walden Gambaro’s, Running Free, is a more traditional piece in cast bronze with realistic details attached to a wooden mount.
All four artists have shown their unique vision with this powerful animal symbol.
Stop in to see these works and many more from this summer’s exhibition!
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