Hanuman
The Hanuman series of over 20 pictures was inspired by Hans's trip in autumn 1998 from London to Vrindavan, India overland by bus. An epic journey taking him through Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Jerusalem, Iran, Pakistan and finally into India.
Hans pays homage to eastern spirituality in an unconventional portrayal of characters and episodes from the great Indian epic the Ramayana. The impressions from his travels form the background to the story of Hanuman, the Indian monkey god and personification of devotion. When Sita is abducted by the evil Ravanna her beloved husband Rama and his brother Lakshman set out to find her. In the course of their search they meet Hanuman who sets himself the task of finding Sita. Hanuman embodies a centrally important moral principle, how to discover your own potential in the face of great challenges.
The work was produced during the years 1998 to 2001 and has been widely shown including exhibitions in Berlin and Russelsheim curated Dagmar Eichhorn. A catalogue "The Hanuman Cycle" Overland to India" has been published by Opel. The catalogue text to the pictures is reproduced below the pictures when they are selected.
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The Hanuman series of over 20 pictures was inspired by Hans's trip in autumn 1998 from London to Vrindavan, India overland by bus. An epic journey taking him through Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Jerusalem, Iran, Pakistan and finally into India.
Hans pays homage to eastern spirituality in an unconventional portrayal of characters and episodes from the great Indian epic the Ramayana. The impressions from his travels form the background to the story of Hanuman, the Indian monkey god and personification of devotion. When Sita is abducted by the evil Ravanna her beloved husband Rama and his brother Lakshman set out to find her. In the course of their search they meet Hanuman who sets himself the task of finding Sita. Hanuman embodies a centrally important moral principle, how to discover your own potential in the face of great challenges.
The work was produced during the years 1998 to 2001 and has been widely shown including exhibitions in Berlin and Russelsheim curated Dagmar Eichhorn. A catalogue "The Hanuman Cycle" Overland to India" has been published by Opel. The catalogue text to the pictures is reproduced below the pictures when they are selected.
Copyright Hans Diebschlag All Rights Reserved
10 Gethsemane
The Garden Gethsemane: Hanuman Finds Sita / Der Garten Gethsemane : Hanuman findet Sita (1999)
Oil and Tempera on canvas
72 x 59 cm
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One of the most beautiful places in Jerusalem is the Garden of Gethsemane outside the city walls. It is only a small grove of very old olive trees, surrounded by a dry stone wall and planted with roses and calla lilies, but it appeared to me that through the existence of this garden the idea of Jesus' momentary doubt found a beautiful expression in a town where doubt seems to be thoroughly excluded and each group knows which side they are on.
Doubt is also the connection to the Hanuman story. Just like Jesus, who on the night before he is crucified is overcome by doubt of his personal connection to God, so doubts Sita. Trapped in a garden by the demon Ravanna who threatens to kill her if she refuses to marry him, Sita doubts that Rama is still interested in finding and saving her. At this moment, Hanuman finds and reassures her that she will be saved – not by himself but by Rama himself. As a token of Rama's love, he leaves Rama's ring with her.
The Garden Gethsemane: Hanuman Finds Sita / Der Garten Gethsemane : Hanuman findet Sita (1999)
Oil and Tempera on canvas
72 x 59 cm
Sold
One of the most beautiful places in Jerusalem is the Garden of Gethsemane outside the city walls. It is only a small grove of very old olive trees, surrounded by a dry stone wall and planted with roses and calla lilies, but it appeared to me that through the existence of this garden the idea of Jesus' momentary doubt found a beautiful expression in a town where doubt seems to be thoroughly excluded and each group knows which side they are on.
Doubt is also the connection to the Hanuman story. Just like Jesus, who on the night before he is crucified is overcome by doubt of his personal connection to God, so doubts Sita. Trapped in a garden by the demon Ravanna who threatens to kill her if she refuses to marry him, Sita doubts that Rama is still interested in finding and saving her. At this moment, Hanuman finds and reassures her that she will be saved – not by himself but by Rama himself. As a token of Rama's love, he leaves Rama's ring with her.
hans diebschlag
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