David Trebenski
hearse
Illustration
2022
12x16
The word “hearse” shares a root with the Oscan word for wolf “hirpus” this was a reference to a flat framework of candles that hung from the coffin during a funeral procession which was an allusion to a wolfs teeth
Work by
David Trebenski
illustration
“"Lingual lore" is a poster merchandise series that explores the concept of the evolution of language by visually representing the past definitions, translations, or folk etymologies of ten common...” [More]