#hierogamy

[myth2myth]

“The breath of the cosmos, held still…” Gaia and Uranos became one — not in sound, but in sacred stillness. ▶ Full mythic scene here: https://youtu.be/JsswWH4zzTI

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Hierogamy

Hieros gamos or Hierogamy (Greek ἱερὸς γάμος, ἱερογαμία "holy marriage") refers to a sexual ritual that plays out a marriage between a god and a goddess, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual where human participants represent the deities.

[arsmagnaproject]

"Oh dear, my husband!" BL Burney 169

[classybunnies]

Just one of the many hidden faces within #AgostinoArrivabene paintings at #CARAGallery. Come explore them all at #508w24 #Hierogamy #chelseaart #nyc (at Cara Gallery)

[kirgiakos]

Agostino Arrivabene

"Cauda Pavonis (Rubedo)" oil on linen (135 cm x 200 cm). 

From the new HIEROGAMY exhibition.

[hifructosemag]

Italian artist Agostino Arrivabene paints an iconographic universe that exists somewhere at the division between the real world from the spiritual realm. Previously featured here on our blog, his works include landscapes, portraits, and large paintings allegorical and apocalyptic in nature. Subjects of his paintings often appear as if from another time and place, celestial bodies and nudes emerging from the earth that recall the figures of those who influence him, particularly Gustave Moreau and Odd Nerdrum. Arrivabene describes his personal world as one that is eclectic and occult, where his artistic lanuage changes depending on his life experience. His upcoming solo exhibition at Cara Gallery in New York, “Hierogamy”, delves into mythological themes and ideas about personal intimacy, change, and time. 

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