HOUSE OF THE TURTLE/ the Creator Spirit in his transcendental play/ California Maidu and East Indian Legends

                                                House of the Turtle

                                                1976
                                                by Eric Whollem
                                                ash paint, polyvinyl resin, bronze powder, acrylic,
                                                       watercolor and wax medium on paper
                                                Collection of the artist.
                                                8.5" x 11"
                                                  Copyright by the artist.

The Turtle, the World Maker

In the legends of the Maidu Indians of California, the world
was created by a trio of beings on a raft in a great ocean.
The raft was tied by ropes to the four corners of the earth.

QUATERNARY MAN/ a figurative abstraction rooted in ethnic art/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION

                                             

                                                 Quaternary Man

                                                 1986

                                                 by Eric Whollem

                                                 gouache and wax resist on paper

                                                 Collection of the artist.

                                                 6" x 9'

                                                  Copyright by the artist.

Ethnic Influences in Figurative Art


In this work I aspired to incorporate what I had learned from
the art of autochthonous peoples, and create a figurative work
that recalls the tribal arts of mankind.

THE SERPENT FIRE/ an allegory of Kundalini meditation

      The Serpent Fire

      1985

      by Eric Whollem

      mixed media on paper

      Collection of the artist

      6 x 9"

        Copyright by the artist.

Kundalini Yoga

In the 1980's I devoted myself to the study of

Eastern mysticism, meditation, and yoga.

THE WELL OF SENSATION/ mysticism of the element of water/ FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION

The Well of Sensation

1984

by Eric Whollem

watercolor and wax resist on  paper

Collection of the artist.

6" x 9"

Copyright by the artist.

A Byzantine Figure Study

The Well of Sensation incorporates a variety of

approaches to art. The landscape recalls Renaissance

art, while the figure, despite it's modernism, is a

reflection of studies of Byzantine art. The Byzantine

artists attempted to give their icons an otherworldly

aura. Light linear accents on a dark skin tone were

common.

The sky in this work is embellished with ecstatic

dashes of broad color. These enliven the landscape.

This work is about the mysticism of water. Water

is usually a symbol of emotions and feelings, hence

the title of the piece.

The waters of our oceans, rivers and springs are

facing many difficulties today. We all should pray

for clean water for everyone on this planet.

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Abstract art, mixed media painting, Byzantine art, clean water for the planet.

UNDINE.