Saturnalia. 2012

In commemoration of the Winter Solstice, 12. 21. 12.   Dies Natalis Solis Invicti.

  Cronus. Egg Tempera and Oil pigments on canvas. 26" x 22".

Paintings website has been updated with all artworks exhibited in Germany & the United States in the past two years.

Posters: Microcosmus Melothesia & Stella Natura

The advent of autumn sees the release of two limited edition, silk-screened Posters.

Microcosmus Melothesia is a fine art poster produced by Ouroborus Press. Produced from an original ink illustration, the print measures 18 X 24 inches,  and is screenprinted in three colors on cream paper, illuminated with rich gold, scribal black, and a firmament of gradient blues.


'The Homo Signorum, or Man of Signs, is a curious figure which appears in medieval astrological manuscripts.  Known as the Melothesic Man or Moon’s Man in astrological medicine, it shows the signs of the zodiac on the specific parts of the body over which tradition has given them rulership. The Vierling melothesia demonstrates the hermetic ‘as above, so below’ motif wherein the microcosm has correspondence with the macrocosm. The emblem further reflects this with the serpent biting its tail, bringing to mind the ouroboros in the Codex Marcianus, which is accompanied by the Greek phrase EN TO PAN, or ALL in ALL'.

Limited to 72 hand-numbered copies. The print can be purchased directly from Ouroboros Press. 
  
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Also available is the remaining stock of the official, Stella Natura: The Light of Ancestral Fires 2012 poster. The work commemorates the music festival sponsored by the Pesanta Urfolk record label which took place on the Autumn Equinox, 2012.

All posters are two color printing, numbered and signed, edition 100 on ivory paper. Printed by Mauz at Monolith Press, in Alameda,  California. The edition of 50 on sage paper is sold out.

The poster can purchased directly from Pesanta Urfolk Records. 

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Sacred Heart fine art print

Sacred Heart by Benjamin Vierling

Sacred Heart is an original egg tempera & oil painting by Benjamin A. Vierling. Exhibited in the autumn of 2011 at the Cologne Art Fair, and in the Storytellers show, Strychnin Gallery, Germany. 

Presenting the limited edition of 250 signed & numbered 6 color lithographic prints, reproduced in a 16" x 20" format on archival coated stock. Published in cooperation with Three Hands Press, California. The pre-orders have all shipped, and the print is still available here: BUY PRINT

The cyclical function of the heart is relevant here, pumping life in and out through its undulating rhythm. The intention was to elaborate on the expiating function of the Sacred Heart devotion; the assimilation of baneful poisons is catalyzed by passion and manifests as visionary power. The Heart is a crucible wherein the transformation takes place. The outpouring of virtue and venom sustains a diverse menagerie of small creatures. There are 13 individual species represented amongst the foliage and flowers. Their activities and interactions speak of the complex web of life that sustains them all, the Sacred Heart at the center.

At its core, this work is about the dynamic relationships that exist between flora and fauna, color and form, spirit and matter. The viewer is encouraged to enter into this beguiling realm to experience individual catharsis.

The image also appears on the cover of Daniel Schulke's book, Veneficium, and is further discussed in this Interview.