Tuesday, November 29, 2011

WAITING FOR OSIRIS/ An India ink resist drawing by Eric Whollem/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION/ Mythographic Art: Egyptian Mythology




WAITING FOR OSIRIS
1986
by Eric Whollem
India ink, tempera and parafin on paper
21" x 10"
Collection of the artist
COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST

EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

According to Egyptian mythology Isis went in search for her brother and husband
Osiris, after he was dismembered in a battle with Set, the god of darkness. This
drawing is my interpretation of  this story.

Read more about Isis on Wikipedia:

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See more of my posts of MYTHOGRAPHIC ART:

THE DRAWING BELOW
WAS DONE IN
SIMILAR ARTISTIC MEDIA
AS
WAITING FOR OSIRIS

SOROR MYSTICA
by Eric Whollem
mixed media on paper

THE VIDEO BELOW
GIVES A
MYTHOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT
OF
VOLTUMNA
 FROM ETRUSCAN MYTHOLOGY


ERIC WHOLLEM                                          

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