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"Astarte", known usually as Venus was worshipped from the Bronze Age through classical antiquity. She was especially associated in the ancient Levant among the Canaanite and Phoenician cults, Egyptian and Babylonian deities. She is an important figure for followers of Wicca and around 1950 was revived by Velikovsky in his book, "Worlds in Collision" where he postulated that our planet Venus was a comet ejected from Jupiter and after creating chaos in our solar system, settled into an orbit around our sun. It is interesting to note that most of these ancient myths are depicted with 2 "horns of light" streaming from her head. Astarte was connected with fertility, sexuality and war, and a star within a circle indicating the planet Venus. I emphasised the horns, leaving them white to depict 2 comet tails, and added blood to represent birth, loss of virginity and wounded and dying soldiers. This is the first painting I've done using acrylic only, following no style in particular except the use of my fingers at times which I find easier than a brush. Once again, I added bloody imprints of my fingers to symbolise ILD. I hope viewers will find further symbolism and meaning for themselves :-)
Original Created:2017
Subjects:Classical mythology
Materials:Canvas
Styles:ConceptualAbstractSurrealism
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:8 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:13.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in
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I was born in South Africa and then studied for at Rhodes University under professor Brian Bradshaw. I lived in Northwestern British Columbia, Canada for 9 years. and during that time opened an art gallery (with gift shop), and a working studio where I painted and taught people to do the same. Although being a landscape painter using pastel has been a lifelong love, I now explore other media in an effort to express my strong thoughts and emotions\ . This has been a voyage of discovery where I have found new dimensions I was only able to dream of in the past. Please note that ALL of my images (C.N. Robertson, Conoro, Conowi, Stanza) do not belong to the public domain. All images are the copyright of the artist, © Stanza Widen. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying, distributing and/or selling any image without prior written consent from the artist is strictly prohibited.
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