Friday, March 12, 2010

VIRACOCHA/ The Peruvian Legend of the Foam Born/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION/ The Inca Dolphin King



          
                Viracocha
                1994
                by Eric Whollem
                India ink and watercolor on paper
                Private collection, U.K.
                9 x 6"
                  Copyright by the artist.


The Peruvian Legend of the Foam Born
THE INCA DOLPHIN KING

Manco Capac was the first of the Inca Emperors.
He was said to have been born of the waters of
Lake Titicaca. These waters are known to have a
high sea salt content.

He is said to be one of the Viracocha, or Foam
Born.

Legend has it that Manco Capac and his bride,
Macma Ocllo, were dolphin spirits.

Sea horses live in the briney waters of Lake
Titicaca to this day. Lake Titicaca and the Andes
Mountains have been pushed up out of the Pacific
Ocean over the centuries. The sea life that remains
there has adapted to the high elevation.

Nicaragua also has a lake with sea life. But the
waters of the lake there have lost their high salt
content.


       FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTIONS by Eric Whollem

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Abstract art, mixed media painting, mythology, Viracocha, Incas, Lake Titicaca.

CALIFORNIA DREAMS/ a modern painting based on prehistoric California Indian rock art




     California Dreams
     1984
     by Eric Whollem
     watercolor and wax resist on paper
     Collection of the artist.
     6 1/16" x 4.5"
     Copyright by the artist.

An Abstraction Based on California Indian Rock Art

The meandering lines of this work derive from my
study of Native American petroglyphs and pictographs.



          PICTOGRAPHIC ART VIDEO by Eric Whollem
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Abstract art, dreaming, mixed media painting, Rock Art.

THE WATERS OF MAKARA/ a mixed media abstraction featuring the King of Sea Serpents in Kundalini Yoga





     The Waters of Makara
     1985
     by Eric Whollem
     India ink, gouache and wax resist on paper
     Collection of the artist.
     9" x 6"
       Copyright by the artist.

Makara King of Sea Serpents

Makara is the designation of the King of Sea Serpents in
Buddhism and Hinduism. He is also referred to as the Sea King. 

In Kundalini Yoga, Makara is the personification of the
energies of Svadisthana, the second chakra. When
the Kundalini reaches the third eye, Makara changes into
Bindu, a point of radiant light, according to Arthur Avalon
in this book, The Serpent Fire.


          MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS by Eric Whollem

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Abstract art, mixed media painting, meditation, metaphysical art.