Resurrection has been a reoccurring theme in my work. Osiris is the first resurrected god in mythology. In the life of the individual we are always resurrecting the spiritual forces within ourselves, after periods of annihilation and defeat. The tomb is the first step; Christ is resurrected from the tomb as is Osiris. In 1980 I went to Egypt for the first time. One night I had a dream about traveling to the end of the Nile Delta and decided to travel to Alexandria. In Alexandrian I visited a tomb from the Coptic period with a mural of Osiris. The dream and the experience ushered in a new period of creativity. The Egyptian religion was an important prototype for the resurrection of a god, renewal, and the role of the feminine in the process.
Pyramid for Martin Hurson
1981
Pencil on paper on canvas
9 by 14 ft.
Osiris for Patsy O’Hara
1981
Pencil on paper on canvas
9 by 14 ft.
Lunar Birth and Processional with Resplendor, which are reproduced in the Mad Mother Series, show the theme of resurrection using the archetype of the child. This archetype signals new beginnings, new possibilities, and new contents in the unconscious.
