THE LIGHT OF THE NEW TIME
Inspired
by ancient prophecies of the Native Americans, Patries surprises us again
with a series of paintings that reflect the cosmology of the indigenous Hopi,
Nahuatl, Maya, Inca, and Aymara peoples.
Out of color and light appears the union of the condor from the South and
the eagle from the North: sacred birds whose meeting announces a new heaven
and new earth. And out of the deepest roots of the desert rises the symbol
of the times, like a clock marking the coming era. With her characteristically
bold use of colors Patries gives birth to red and yellow floating in deep
blue infinity. We can also recognize the purity in the white of the great
birds returning after a long journey to their mother-nest.
Patries undoubtedly creates what she believes. Through her work she invites
us to share in the profound message of today that speaks of the time remaining
until December 21st, 2012: the date of the end of the Mayan calendar and the
beginning of a new era in which it is paradoxically up to us to create the
conditions for a future which holds promise for all mankind living in this
sacred place called Earth.
Cristián Sánchez Barros
White
eagle of the north
Acrílics
on canvas
1.15 X 1.45m.
2010
White
condor of the south
Acryl
on canvas
1.15 X 1.45m.
2010
The
night of the change
Acryl on canvas
1.45 x 1.15 m.
2010
The
night of the change
Acryl on canvas
0.24 x 0.30 m.
2010
Birth
Acryl
on canvas
1.00 x 1.00 m.
2010
Paintings of Big Cats: "Cosmic Cats"
"The dolfins" and other animals
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Copyright
2010® - Patries van Elsen
All
pictures are estate of Patries van Elsen, c/o Beeldrecht
Amsterdam 2010