Celeste Yarnall Actress
THIS PAINTING WAS INSPIRED BY THE EPISODE CALLED 'THE GOLDEN CAGE' FOR THE ICONIC IRWIN ALLEN TELEVISION SERIES 'THE LAND OF THE GIANTS'. THE EPISODE FEATURED SPECIAL GUEST STAR CELESTE YARNALL.
IN THIS DEPICTION THE CHARATER MARNA PLAYED BY CELESTE YARNALL, IS CAST CENTER OF THE PICTURE IN A GOLDEN CAGE, ASSUMING A STANCE OF DEFIANCE AND CHALLENGE TO THE GIANTS THAT HAVE IMPRISONED HER. THE RECOGNIZABLE SHADOW OF THE GIANTS FROM THE GRAPHICS, HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER HER FEET TO SUGGEST HER POWER AND ROLE REVERSAL, IN THE FACE OF OPPRESSION, AS THE LOOMING SHADOWS OF THE GIANTS HANDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ARTWORK ENCROACH THE PICTURE PLANE.
IN THE ORIGINAL TV VERSION SHE INHABITS A BELL JAR AND SEEMS TO BE A PASSIVE VICTIM AND BAIT TO LURE THE CENTRAL CAST OF THE LAND OF THE GIANTS INTO THE HANDS OF THEIR NEMESIS.
THE SHADOW OF THE CAT SEATED LOOKING DOWN AT THE RUNNING 'LITTLE PEOPLE' ON THE ICONIC YELLOW WORDS FOR THE SERIES (REFERENCING ROSCOE THE CAT), CONNECTS TO CELESTE'S MOST RECENT BOOK 'THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO HOLISTIC CAT CARE', THUS MAKING THE PAINTING ONE WHICH CAN BE INTERPRETED IN MULTIPLE WAYS, RANGING FROM GENDER POLITICS TO EXPLORATIONS OF NEURO-LINGUISTIC SEMANTICS THAT DEFINE CULTURAL PERCEPTIONS EXPRESSED IN THE POPULAR MEDIA.
THIS RENDITION, HOWEVER REFLECTS THE TRUE NATURE OF THE ACTRESS AS A STAUNCH ECO HEROINE AND CHAMPION OF THE HOLISTIC PARADIGM. AS A LEADING AUTHOR/ADVOCATE ON THE SUBJECT OF NATURAL CARE FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS. THE PAINTING ASSERTS HER CURRENT ROLE IN REALITY AND MAY BE SEEN AS A POWER VISUAL METAPHOR OF THE WARRIOR QUEEN THAT CELESTE EMBODIES IN HER LIFE AND WORK TODAY.