The Observer Transfigured (2 art pieces)

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This diptych followed the inkblot as a model from which the more detailed image was derived as a process of pareidolia. It corresponds to the verse “to observe is to alter” in (h)Aurorae by G. McCaughry, inspired in turn by similar concepts in William Blake’s Jerusalem “all who see become what they behold”. A pattern of mystical union that can also be found in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, where it is stated that “he who worships a deity and thinks, I am one and he another, knows not”. The image freely combines the manifold profile faces from the iconography of Ravana and the Virat Rupa, sitted on the lion skin of the yogis, with the sevenfold primordial “A” of the voces magicae.
~José Gabriel Alegría Sabogal

*Sales protocol for these original pieces will be unique in that, after a purchase is made on our website, we will personally reach out to each customer to arrange a customized shipping plan, ensuring both parties are aligned on what can and cannot be done to guarantee safe and smooth delivery of the items.

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This diptych followed the inkblot as a model from which the more detailed image was derived as a process of pareidolia. It corresponds to the verse “to observe is to alter” in (h)Aurorae by G. McCaughry, inspired in turn by similar concepts in William Blake’s Jerusalem “all who see become what they behold”. A pattern of mystical union that can also be found in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, where it is stated that “he who worships a deity and thinks, I am one and he another, knows not”. The image freely combines the manifold profile faces from the iconography of Ravana and the Virat Rupa, sitted on the lion skin of the yogis, with the sevenfold primordial “A” of the voces magicae.
~José Gabriel Alegría Sabogal

*Sales protocol for these original pieces will be unique in that, after a purchase is made on our website, we will personally reach out to each customer to arrange a customized shipping plan, ensuring both parties are aligned on what can and cannot be done to guarantee safe and smooth delivery of the items.

 

Original: 2016

Dimensions: 30 x 21.5 cm (11.8” x 8.46”) X 2 pieces.

Materials: All pieces are ink and watercolor on Hanhemühle bamboo paper 250mm. Seal ink is composed of cinnabar and castor oil.

Condition: These original artworks may show signs of spotting and minor stains due to the humidity in Peru, as well as from being poorly archived for a period of time. These imperfections are a natural result of their history and environment. *From now on: We strongly encourage you to keep the paper out of direct sunlight and humidity.

Shipping: These artworks must be shipped rolled in sturdy boxes or tubes and will need to be unrolled and flattened before framing.

*Each original artwork comes with Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist and the publisher.