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Alexander Heaton
United Kingdom
Artist highlights
- Prizewinner
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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Linen
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 15.7x15.7in
About this artwork
A portrait of an oracle, a teller of fortunes, past and present. An oracle is a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities. As such, it is a form of divination. The word oracle comes from the Latin verb ōrāre, "to speak" and properly refers to the priest or priestess uttering the prediction. In extended use, oracle may also refer…
to the site of the oracle, and to the oracular utterances themselves, called khrēsmē 'tresme' (χρησμοί) in Greek. Oracles were thought to be portals through which the gods spoke directly to people. In this sense, they were different from seers (manteis, μάντεις) who interpreted signs sent by the gods through bird signs, animal entrails, and other various methods. The most important oracles of Greek antiquity were Pythia (priestess to Apollo at Delphi), and the oracle of Dione and Zeus at Dodona in Epirus.
Alexander Heaton
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Prizewinner
« Many of my paintings reflect a deep spiritual connection with nature and communion with the infinite divine that surrounds us all. »
Alexander Heaton is a celebrated British artist whose works have featured in prizes and exhibitions in Japan, Nepal, Germany, Switzerland, UAE, USA, and the UK. One of his main influences is nature, and he has participated in a number of mountaineering expeditions to some of the world's most majestic ranges. His resulting interest in the sublime, transcendent power of natural forms is expressed through his vast, rich landscapes and mystical depictions of land and sky. Heaton's overall aesthetic carries a romantic style and boasts a cinematic scope.
