Tikal
Eternal Maya, solo exhibition in Alliance Française private banking Gallery, Singapore, March 2010
Using ancient carvings to create abstract hieroglyphics, Tikal renews a forgotten world full of wonders. His work combines traditional materials with printing techniques and digital media processes. He invites you to consider Modernity through the eyes of Nature. “Our world deals with mass media and globalised fashion and Art should wash away your spirit from the pollution of everyday life.”
Exhibition Concept
"I saw the soul of the Mayans in their stone carvings then I started painting to set their spirit free. My goal is to crystallize authentic emotions into visual understanding. Our world deals with mass media and globalised fashion and Art should wash away your spirit from the pollution of everyday life. Negative vibes can destroy your soul. My Art reminds you that you have one."
December 21st 2012.
According to the Mayan Calendar, at this point of our time, a cycle of 5200 years will finish. Is this the end of the world or a starting point for a new era? In Ancient America, Life, Death, Time and Cosmos were differently understood. Nature was worshipped as well as Food, Clothing and Shelter. Cosmology shows us the Tree as a sacred symbol of Life and TRANSCENDANCY. Each part of it has its very own meaning. The trunk represents our world and the branches lead to the celestial realm. Although the roots plunge into the underworld of mighty gods, Death was not considered as a negative end but as a struggle stage before a cosmic rebirth. The color green was associated with eternal renewal. Highly appreciated, green stones (like jade in Asia) were among the most beautiful valuables because they represented natural Equilibrium and Equality.
During the 16th century, most of the Mayan books were burnt by the Inquisition and as a matter of fact, Native Indian Wisdom and Knowledge was discarded. Love, Peace and Happiness originally come from Mother Earth and the Native Indian’s strong connection with Nature is still among us.
The Art of Tikal is essentially based on Mayan patterns but deals with a contemporary visual language. Using antique carvings to develop abstract hieroglyphics, he renews a world full of wonders and mysteries. His work combines traditional materials and printing techniques, proposing you to review Modern Art through the eyes of Nature. Combining both painting textures and digital media processes, he invites us to discover Native Indian spirituality.
Quotations
"Or I guess the grass is itself a child? The produced babe of the vegetation.
Or I guess it is a uniform hieroglyphic?
Growing among black folks as among white,
Kanuck, Tuckahoe, Congressman, Cuff, I give them the same, I receive them the same."
Walt Whitman in Leaves of Grass, Book III
"The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness"
Max Eastman
"Themost beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true
art and all science."
Albert Einstein
