The "GOD FIRE" project

One last update

Today is the day, the revealing of the "GOD FIRE" myth.The reception starts at 18 H.
There will be some drinks and snacks. So I hope you conquer the snow and come enjoy the work we did.
Ojo


HALO
The word "halo" originated from a Greek word that simply meant the sun, or the sun's disk.

The pre-Christian Romans named their sun-god Helios and eventually began using the halo in their art, including of their "divine" emperors. When the Romans created their false version of Christianity, they carried over their use of the halo into supposedly Christian images whereby people eventually lost sight of what they were actually looking at.


SYMBOL OF FIRE
The upward pointing triangle is the alchemical symbol for fire. One of the four alchemical elements, Fire has the properties hot and dry, and symbolizes emotions. In alchemical tradition, the elemental spirits of fire are Salamanders. The symbol is derived from the medieval magical Seal of Solomon.

CUPID,the little god of love

For all you lovebirds out there ;) ,this is the sketch and i'm putting him on the canvas right now.

The link with fire can be made through love and passion. But there's more than you might expect...

A familiar figure in classic mythology was that of the little god of love, Cupid. He was the son of Venus, and, like her, was concerned in the affairs of the heart. Ancient art represented him as a beautiful naked boy with wings, carrying a bow and quiver of arrows, and sometimes a burning torch. The torch was to kindle the flame of love, and the arrows were to pierce the heart with the tender passion. These missiles were made at the forge of Vulcan, where Venus first imbued them with honey, after which Cupid, the mischievous fellow, tinged them with gall. Thus it was that the wounds they inflicted were at once sweet and painful.

Now Cupid was always bent upon some of his naughty pranks. He was afraid of nothing, and we read of his riding on the backs of lions and sporting with the monsters of the deep. He played all sorts of tricks on the gods, stealing the arms of Hercules, and even breaking the thunderbolts of Jove. His bow and arrows were a source of great amusement to him. He delighted in taking aim at unsuspecting mortals, and his random shots often wrought sad havoc.

One of Anacreon's odes relates how the poet was awakened on a rainy midnight by the cry of a child begging shelter. The little waif proved to be Cupid in disguise. After being warmed and dried by the fire, the boy artfully craved permission to try his bow, to see if the rain had injured its elasticity. The arrow flew straight at the poet's heart with a sweet pain, and away flew Cupid laughing gayly at his exploit

Cupid was naturally a very popular god, yet his tricksy ways caused him to be looked upon with suspicion. Every one was anxious to stand well with him. In some of the cities of ancient Greece, as Sparta and Athens, he was worshipped with great solemnity, and every five years festivals were held in his honor.
Ojo

Almost there...

With a few days to go, it's time to go overdrive. What used to be hesitant sketching now became convinced painting.THE END IS NEAR! Of the expo i mean, not the earth... or maybe...i kid i kid

Ojo

Purge!...

I've been working away for the finale of the show on Saturday so haven't got round to posting anything, thought I'd do a little purge of flicks from the last few days...

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More cardboard!...

Last time I was in the gallery working on the main piece I also got some work done on my cardboard obsession installation!...

This work was drawn from another smaller piece I did towards the exhibition, which you may have seen a few posts back. Although the original reference was a figurine of Homer in the British Museum, the piece is meant to be more representative of Zeus, seeing that Homer wrote many of the mythological stories(or versions of them) I thought it apt to have the greek god in the image of one of the authors...

He's also a dude with a rad beard!...
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Madame Pele, Hawaiian Goddess of Fire

Pele is often depicted as a wanderer, constantly traveling her domain. Sightings of Pele have been reported all over the islands of Hawaii for hundreds of years, but especially near craters and her home, Mount Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes on Earth.

My sketch



Pele is known for her violent temper, but also for her common visits among mortals. She is said to appear either as a tall, beautiful young woman or as a very old, ugly and frail woman. She is often accompanied by a white dog and typically tests people. Myths are told of Pele wandering up to people in the form of an old beggar woman, asking them if they have any food or drink to spare. Those who share with her are rewarded and spared. Those who are greedy and unkind to her are punished by having their homes or crops destroyed, so that they themselves may have to rely on the kindness of others.



Ojo

Merry Christmas...

Albeit a bit late, Merry Christmas!...

We've all had a few days off to do the Christmas thing but before we went some more progress has gone on with the canvas!... I worked some more flames into the canvas as a base for some of the more figurative work that is still to come in the following weeks!...

Enjoy...
M...

The Phoenix

Wonderfull animal, beautiful yet crazy story


A phoenix is a mythical bird with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet (or purple, blue, and green according to some legends). It has a 500 to 1,000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. The new phoenix is destined to live as long as its old self. In some stories, the new phoenix embalms the ashes of its old self in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (sun city in Greek). It is said that the bird's cry is that of a beautiful song.
I'm working on him ...

Ojo

Cardboard studies...

Some more cardboard studies, working again with Greek mythology I'm taking different stories from the history of Hephaestos the Greek god of fire and metalworking and illustrating them in as close to a time line as possible...

Obviously a bit of artistic license is allowed here so I'll be putting some spin on it!...

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