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Alexander Heaton
United Kingdom
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Artist highlights
- Prizewinner
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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil, Gilding on Linen
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 19.7x15.7in
About this artwork
The Austrian mystic Guido von List is pictured with a chimerical wolpertinger animal on his head. Part Owl, squirrel and deer. This Austrian taxidermy folk art tradition was very popular in late 1800's whilst Guido was working on his seminal text the Secret of the Runes. His main thesis was to uncover the syncretism of a pagan believe system interwoven into the Habsburg Christian cultural paradigm. He discovered new levels of meanings in the ancient…
runic alphabet Armanen Futharkh. List promoted a religion termed Wotanism, which he saw as the exoteric, outer form of pre-Christian Germanic religion, while Armanism was the term he applied to what he believed were the esoteric, secret teachings of this ancient belief system. He believed that while Wotanism expounded polytheism for the wider population, those who were members of the Armanist elite were aware of the reality of monotheism. This painting pays homage to his magical system and 3 of his runes form part of the composition.
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.
