FIGURATIVE EXPRESSIONISM/ 'Two Archai' by Eric Whollem, 1986/ A Contemporary Pictographic Abstraction/ VISIONARY GNOSTIC ICONOGRAPHY

Two Archai

1986

by Eric Whollem

mixed media on paper

20" x 15"

COLLECTION OF SYB BLYTHE

Copyright by the artist

GNOSTIC ICONOGRAPHY

The Nag Hammadi scriptures found in Egypt presented to the

world a wealth of heretofore undiscovered Gnostic texts, mainly

of the Coptic traditions.

The Archons, or Archai, are designations found in Gnosticism

for archangelic beings.

One of my favorite Gnostic scriptures has been 'The Hypostasis

of the Archons,' which describes the Garden of Eden as under

water. Adam and Eve are designated as creations of God's

thoughts as images on the water.

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