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Schiele meets India

Schiele meets India

A cultural encounter on canvas

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Do you know the "Four Trees" painted by Egon Schiele in 1917? (See photo of Schiele's original below).

Well, above is my interpretation of it, where Schiele meets India. Instead of Schiele's four fall trees symbolizing the end of a life cycle (where two trees have to be held up by stakes), the Indian fall trees seem to bloom and shine, reflecting a glimpse of coming new growth.

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Sobek

"Sobek" was an ancient Egyptian deity, associated not only with power, fertility and military prowess, but also with healing and unifying, as well as protecting and defending the innocent. 

"Be careful, in the Nile, there is a big crocodile!"

After the Blue Pomegranate

For just 3 hours, the warehouse-like environment of Memorial Hall in Blawenburg was transformed into a popup gallery. As day turned to night, guests funneled in to the performances and my paintings from recent years.

Thank you, Alan Taback and Teddy Klett, founders of the Blue Pomegranate, many thanks to Andor Orand for his sound environment, and thanks to all who came for the opportunity to share my work with you.