Lion’s Breath Swirl

“Lion’s Breath Swirl” turns the lion’s roar into visible breath. The dense flowing lines suggest sound, vibration, airflow, and exhale, as if the character’s roar has escaped the body and become a surface. This 2D wall art piece forms part of Ferdi B Dick’s Don’t Hold Your Breath exhibition. The work connects to the exhibition’s wider world of open mouths, tongues out, breath, release, and emotional states. The lion is not trying to be majestic in the usual serious way. It is caught in a moment of release, where roar becomes breath and breath becomes pattern. The 2D artworks, created in acrylic on perspex, bring Ferdi B Dick’s sculptural characters into a flatter graphic world while keeping the same sense of motion, humour, and emotional release. YEAR: 2026 SIZE: 60 cm height x 60 cm width MEDIUM: acrylic on perspex EDITION: 20 and 1 AP