Images of destructive steel birds of the world wars can evoke a perverse sense of nostalgia instead of lessons to be learnt from the inevitable loss of limbs, lives and property during such conflicts. In Germany’s Weimar Republic (1919-1933) and the Third Reich (1933-1945), the Reichsadler (Imperial Eagle) suffered from its ambition of world subjugation and domination in their ambition to annex other countries. In World War II, the invincible Germans Luftstreikfrafte was no match for the Spitfires and Hurricanes in the aerial excursions of Battle of Britain over Kent. Raduan Man belongs to a rare breed of artist as an animal breeder. With a double Masters – from the University of Wolverhampton (Painting) in 2003 and the Camberwell School of Art (Printmaking) in 2006, he could have served the academic institutions in guiding the minds and hands of the young artist wannabes. He graduated with a BFa from the Universiti ITM in 2000. His awards include the Juror’s Award in the Tanjung Heritage competition in 2002. He has had several solos since his first at the NN Gallery called Fresh Markings in 2003. His highest auction price was set in The Edge Auction in March 2017, when his 2002 oil on canvas, Manusia, fetched a premium of RM30,968.