The Guardian of the Empire by Alaan Shama

This graphic artwork explores the primal powerful uncharted strength of the symbolic lion and the symbol of British civilization through the connection of an animal and the city of a nation coming together as one united. The one aspect of the lion's face symbolizes power, elegance, instinct, maverick independent animal striving to provide and protect it's tribe. The second aspect showcases London's iconic city architecture - Big Ben and London Eye - drawn with a line work to to represent order, structure and human achievement of how far a nation has come to be.
by dividing two sides of Britain symbolic lion and the city's infamous architecture -Big Ben and London Eye showing a spiritual nature animal and the modern world to envision the look of balance, prosperity and power the created the original classic elegance theme Britain has held for years.

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