“Inanna – Daughter of Fire”
(The Goddess Series)
(Acrylic)
Size: 90x120cm
ABOUT THIS PAINTING:
Following from last week’s post, the painting “Inanna
– Daughter of Fire” was also part of the exhibition “In the Image of Goddesses”.
Inanna is one of the earliest known Goddesses. She pre-dates the Greek deities by 1000 years
– a time when Goddesses were seen as all powerful. She is Mother of All – Earth Mother. She is Life. She is Death - cruel, majestic, enduring, continually
giving birth to herself. In the present
day, in the Hindu religion, she is worshipped as Kali. She is the energy of Nature at its most
awesome, however she is also the giver of life. Just as nature can be
devastatingly destructive, out of that destruction emerges new life. This is the energy that the painting of
Inanna represents.
The very earliest written text were discovered in
Mesopotamia were Sumerian poems written on tablets. They are known as “Poems to Inanna”. They tell of how she was stripped of all her
worldly possessions and taken to the Underworld and then is resurrected. The poems are very beautiful and surprisingly
sensuous. (They can be read on the
internet.)
Artistic techniques used in the
painting:
This painting
although very dark, does not have any black in it. All the colours are mixed from three primary
colours. Thus the colours of this
painting are dark but not dead. In fact
the painting is quite dynamic and that is part of the reason.
The composition’s
dynamic energy is also attributed to its circular motion which tends to draw
the viewer into the vortex in the lower centre.
The flat dark
colours are contrasted with the lively warm colours of red and yellow. Contrast creates interest in the viewer and
encourages the eyes to explore the image further.
Do you think
that this painting captures the essence of the Goddess Inanna?
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