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
15 Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer : Dancing Hanuman / Jaisalmer : Tanzender Hanuman (2000)
Oil and tempera on canvas
70 x 53 cm
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With this picture we are already in the province of Rajasthan in India. The town of Jaisalmer, standing on a plateau over the desert, appears to come straight out of the pages of 1001 Nights. Its original integrity is almost complete and alive in the 21st Century. The streets are too narrow for cars so that animals and humans dominate the scene. The deeper I penetrated into the labyrinth of the streets, the quieter and calmer life seemed to be. The cows in particular had a self-assurance that I can only compare to that of the dogs that occupy the small towns in Spain and Italy.
In this picture I have tried to depict the feeling of calm and contentment I experienced in this place, a feeling that was enhanced by a visit to an Ayurvedic doctor who treated me with great courtesy (and free of charge) for my stomach troubles, which helped to lift me into the mood of the dancing Hanuman. As the story goes, Hanuman had danced for Rama when he was a young boy.
Jaisalmer : Dancing Hanuman / Jaisalmer : Tanzender Hanuman (2000)
Oil and tempera on canvas
70 x 53 cm
Sold
With this picture we are already in the province of Rajasthan in India. The town of Jaisalmer, standing on a plateau over the desert, appears to come straight out of the pages of 1001 Nights. Its original integrity is almost complete and alive in the 21st Century. The streets are too narrow for cars so that animals and humans dominate the scene. The deeper I penetrated into the labyrinth of the streets, the quieter and calmer life seemed to be. The cows in particular had a self-assurance that I can only compare to that of the dogs that occupy the small towns in Spain and Italy.
In this picture I have tried to depict the feeling of calm and contentment I experienced in this place, a feeling that was enhanced by a visit to an Ayurvedic doctor who treated me with great courtesy (and free of charge) for my stomach troubles, which helped to lift me into the mood of the dancing Hanuman. As the story goes, Hanuman had danced for Rama when he was a young boy.
hans diebschlag
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