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John Dyer is the first artist to paint the Yawanawá's tribal spirits from the Amazon. The painting depicts how the first Shaman, who became mortal, shared a gateway to the spirit world with his tribe through the Ayahuasca vine. By drinking Ayahuasca the tribe connects to their ancestors. Featured in the new book about John Dyer & retrospective exhibition.
"This painting captures so much about the Rainforest that I know and understand, but in the context of one of the most fundamental and historic stories of the Yawanawá tribe. The Shaman is buried in the rainforest and from his energy new life emerges, in the form of medicinal plants. These plants allow the tribe to reconnect to the Shaman and this story of the cycle of energy underpins the cycle of life, death and rebirth. It is in so many ways a painting of balance and I have featured the Yawanawá tribe at the centre of my painting as they rejoice in this energy that comes from the rainforest. Tribes all over the Amazon know of Ayahuasca and have a shared knowledge of this even though this knowledge is not from direct contact with each other. The knowledge comes through the spirits." John Dyer
Description | Framed Original Painting |
Artist | Cornish Artist John Dyer (born 1968) |
Signed by the Artist | Signed by John Dyer |
Painting size | 100 x 100 cm |
Medium | Acrylic on canvas |
Framed size | 120 x 120 cm |
Frame type | John Dyer: In the 1950s simple neutral frames became popular for St Ives artists. John chooses an off-white so the lightest tones appear in the painting. The moulding is a variation of 'Salvator Rosa' from Italy. Hand finished in almond white paint. |
Ready to hang | Strung with picture cord and ready to hang |
The painting is featured in the book 'Painting the Colours of the World' by Kate Dinn.
Collections: Affordable Art Amazon Rainforest Art Expedition: 2019 Amazon Rainforest Jungle Paintings Art Gallery Available Available Art at The John Dyer Gallery Buying Art Contemporary Cornish Art Cornish Art Paintings Cornish Artists Cornwall Art Gallery Cornwall Artists Displayed at Falmouth Art Gallery 21st April to 23rd June 2018 Earth Day 2020 Eden Project Exhibition 2019 Falmouth Art Gallery Famous Cornish Artists. The History of Cornwall's leading Artists and New Paintings Featured in Book - Painting the Colours of the World John Dyer John Dyer Expeditions and Artist Residencies John Dyer Paintings Last Chance to Paint Online Art Gallery Painting the Colours of the World. John Dyer at 50. A Retrospective Paintings Paintings - Amazon Rainforest Survival International Art Residency at the Eden Project: 2015 Travel Paintings
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