Galerie Fleur & Wouter

Techniek: Baked clay, paint, ultramarine pigment, gold leaf

Formaat: 75 x 109 x 12 cm

Authenticiteit: Kunstwerk gesigneerd door de kunstenaar

Editie: uniek werk

Prijs: € 6.650

incl. tax

Status: te koop

Elixir, 2021

'Elixir' is connected to the shamanistic and healing practices of the Mayans and other Latin American ethnic groups, but it also refers to the use of psychoactive plants for spiritual purposes all around the world; like the Datura plant in the cult to Lord Shiva. The work explores the idea of a non-western approach to the use of traditional -psychoactive- medicines. This work depicts God Shiva, who represents the high self with Mayan features. The artist used syncretism; which is characteristic of his practice. Shiva is one of the most important deities within Tantric philosophy and practice. According to Akhand Sutra, Lord Shiva, “The Lord of Dissolution and Regeneration”, can convert even highly poisonous products into immortal nectar (Amrit). This is the central essence and the core message of the Churning of the Primordial Ocean (Samudra Manthan).