MOSQUITO

Acrylic and Mixed Media On Canvas 71 x 71 cms Varnished

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MOSQUITO and MYTHOLOGY: an example, in the Mayan mythology, the mosquitoes were considered spies. By sucking blood from various masters they could memorize their names and discern which ones were real men and which ones were dummies.

 The native Tahltan of British Columbia tell us the legends that once upon a long time ago a bark beetle (the larva of a beetle) and a mosquito were living together. Day after day the bark beetle saw the mosquito arrive at home swollen by the blood he had eaten. When the mosquito was questioned about the bloods provenance  not wanting to reveal his secret  he told the bark beetle that he sucked it from the surrounding trees. Upon receiving this information, the bark beetle immediately threw himself onto the trees; however, the bark beetle, as well as his descendants, still keeps looking for blood amongst the tree trunks.

The Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, on their part, explain that the mosquitoes were created from the ashes of a cannibal who was incinerated by the youngest of 5 brothers avenging the assassination of his family.

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