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
6 Tuscany landscape
Tuscany Landscape : Hanuman brings the Mountain / Toskanische Landschaft : Hanuman bringt den Berg (2000)
Oil and tempera on canvas
77 x 61.5 cm
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On the freeway from Venice to Brindisi I noticed this mountain village, crowned by a lovely church. The clouds parted for a moment and a ray of sunlight fell on this landscape. I took a photograph from the bus as we were passing by. Much later, in my studio, this mountain became the mountain which Hanuman carried from the Himalayas to Lanka.
This episode is probably the most famous story in the Ramayana, and one that has been told again and again, probably so important to the Indians because it exemplifies Hanuman's single-minded devotion to Rama (soul). In fact, Hanuman is seldom depicted without a mountain in one hand.
In the story, Rama's brother Lakshman is seriously wounded in a battle. The doctor Sushena knows of one herb that could bring Lakshman back to life, but it grows in the Himalayas. Hanuman flies there but can't find the herb, nor can he find anyone to help him with his search. So he tears off the whole mountaintop and carries it all the way to Lanka. All was accomplished in time and Lakshman was saved.
I have tried to depict this scene as if it were a theatrical set change. Devotion (Hanuman) returns Determination (Lakshman) to the soul (Rama) after a setback in the fight against the Ego (Ravanna).
Tuscany Landscape : Hanuman brings the Mountain / Toskanische Landschaft : Hanuman bringt den Berg (2000)
Oil and tempera on canvas
77 x 61.5 cm
Sold
On the freeway from Venice to Brindisi I noticed this mountain village, crowned by a lovely church. The clouds parted for a moment and a ray of sunlight fell on this landscape. I took a photograph from the bus as we were passing by. Much later, in my studio, this mountain became the mountain which Hanuman carried from the Himalayas to Lanka.
This episode is probably the most famous story in the Ramayana, and one that has been told again and again, probably so important to the Indians because it exemplifies Hanuman's single-minded devotion to Rama (soul). In fact, Hanuman is seldom depicted without a mountain in one hand.
In the story, Rama's brother Lakshman is seriously wounded in a battle. The doctor Sushena knows of one herb that could bring Lakshman back to life, but it grows in the Himalayas. Hanuman flies there but can't find the herb, nor can he find anyone to help him with his search. So he tears off the whole mountaintop and carries it all the way to Lanka. All was accomplished in time and Lakshman was saved.
I have tried to depict this scene as if it were a theatrical set change. Devotion (Hanuman) returns Determination (Lakshman) to the soul (Rama) after a setback in the fight against the Ego (Ravanna).
hans diebschlag
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