artist Pablo Hernandez.1
About your request:
Title: “Apolion”
Dimentions: 53.5″ x 45″
Technique: Oil on canvas
Finished: December 2011
Brief description of my art work: It is a art work inspired by the Bible (Revelations 9:11) and by the Secret Doctrine (By H.P. Blavastky) Apolion or; in the Greek tongue hath his name A-poll’yon or: He’brew tongue is A-bad’don, angel of the bottomless , angel of the death, or angel of destruction…..where I represent the destruction or death with change, with death comes life once more, behind every ending born a new beginning.
And because personally I think the culture of humanity is only one as only one is God interrelate different art styles from different eras; Mayan, Egyptian, surrealism and naive in the present fine art work thus enriching the content of my message.
One more time Thank you!
..and regards
Pablo H
Found this piece is be quite interesting. Was a bit confused by the “Om” symbol at the top right hand corner, as the being depicted looked Mexican or South American.
The cultural influences really do enhance this composition in the figure and the color selection. I challenges the viewers perception and involves a thought process to dissimilate the influences. The use of space is very good. Perhaps a little tight on the left side of the image. Overall the work reflects an inspired original mind and a professional hand.
I appreciate the use of the cultural icons in this art work. The scale of the art work is wonderfully large and I would love to see the original someday! Also the combination of various painting styles are well handled as the surrealism, naive and cultural icons are perfectly in balance with one another. This painting feels resolved as an art work and yet it is still full of hidden mysteries! Certainly the lightning bolt and teeth and tail of the creature symbolize impending crises! Thank you for your submission.
Visually challenging as it questions cultural preconceptions while playfully underscoring deeper traditional symbolisms. I am not sure however how close this speaks to the theme requirement as it holds more of demonic threat and the mythology of omnipotence. Technically it is an interesting exponent of that visual intersection between the illustrative and the iconic.