Gallery 2
Mayan series
The majority of these paintings have found their owners but new pictures can be painted to commission
Christina's newest work is the re-interpretation of Mayan Indian glyphic writing system. The technique involves using calligraphy ink on watercolour paper to create a glowing watercolour style. Until recent times the communication system used by the Mayan Indians was shrouded in mystery.
However in the 1980s experts began making real progress deciphering the code and a whole new world fell before us. As Christina explained, "There is of course a marvellous contradiction because this 'new' world is not new in itself - it is only new, or unfamiliar to us…and without ever being fully conscious of it, our modern civilisations have borrowed and assimilated much of the ancient cultures and claimed it as their own.
It's very like the biblical assurance that "the stone that the builders have rejected has become the corner stone." She continues, "I think, generally, there is a form of hypocrisy about how, as a civilisation, we perceive ourselves. By re-interpreting the Mayan hieroglyphics I want to expose some of this ambiguity, and open up a new narrative." The artist is confining her interpretation to a particular theme of the glyphics: the Nine Lords of the Night.
This is the first series for Christina who is hoping to provide an ongoing narrative, with the aim of extrapolating the writings for a modern audience.
Number Heads 305 x 230 mm Mayan numbers
" Eighteen Months325 x 170 mm - Mayan calendar"
"Twenty Days Mayan calendar 310 x 225 mm"
"WAYIB - Dreaming Place 210 x 230 mm"
"YAK - Blue Green 185 x 335 mm"
"Child of Divine Woman 220 x 220 mm"
"Conjured 300 x 210 mm"
"North South 280 x 165 mm"
"North South East and West 260 x 335 mm
"Earth & Sky 325 x 185 mm"
"CHAK - Red 215 x 310 mm"
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