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
20 Vrindavan Hanuman Temple
Vrindavan Hanuman Temple / Vrindavan Der Tempel Hanuman (2000)
Oil and tempera on canvas
71 x 54 cm
Sold
The last picture is a scene in front of the mausoleum of the Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, who was thought to be an incarnation of Hanuman. Indeed the whole temple complex is occupied by a big family of Indian Hanuman monkeys. I often had a distinct feeling that the monkeys thought it their place and that humans were only tolerated. A daily, mostly humorous fight ensued for rights and privileges and provided constant entertainment. Living in such close quarters with the monkeys, the dividing line between humans and animals blurred.
In this picture I share my chapati bread with a monkey who seemed to like me.
Vrindavan Hanuman Temple / Vrindavan Der Tempel Hanuman (2000)
Oil and tempera on canvas
71 x 54 cm
Sold
The last picture is a scene in front of the mausoleum of the Indian saint Neem Karoli Baba, who was thought to be an incarnation of Hanuman. Indeed the whole temple complex is occupied by a big family of Indian Hanuman monkeys. I often had a distinct feeling that the monkeys thought it their place and that humans were only tolerated. A daily, mostly humorous fight ensued for rights and privileges and provided constant entertainment. Living in such close quarters with the monkeys, the dividing line between humans and animals blurred.
In this picture I share my chapati bread with a monkey who seemed to like me.
hans diebschlag
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