Elias aka “THE PROPHET”
And again, some new VAN TRIBE designs, made by “be-him”.
Here`s the history behind the designs:
“Elias”
The t-shirt design “The prophet” shows the head of the prophet Elias, a detail from the linocut “Elias mit dem Raben ( Elias with the raven )”.
It´s the first picture in a row of four. They were first shown in Düsseldorf in november 2007, made for a very special concert, the oratorio “Elias” written by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, shown also at an exhibition about Elias.
Here`s the original:
Now we decided to make some shirt-designs of this original picture.
Maybe you wanna take a look.
Jay