Mirena Rhee

52 x 73.5 inches, acrylic and Japanese ink on Fabriano paper.

Inspired by and painted to commemorate SpaceX Starship inaugural flight in April 2023.

This painting is about a hero's journey. The hero is a composite picture, part the prince from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's tale - with a star and a stone flower, part Paul on Arrakis, part Japanese samurai.

The hero goes on an adventure, wins impossible trials to return boons for humanity. These are the oldest tales, part of every mythology. Where the human becomes part god by doing great deeds.