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ATLANTIS (2020 - 2021)

'Atlantis' - Myth and Metaphor: Stories of sunken cities have fascinated us for millennia; the most tantalizing of all: Atlantis. We are drawn to the idea of other worlds, a mythical city lost to the waves, an advanced ancient civilization, a Utopia we could have evolved from... ‘Atlantis’ can also be seen as a metaphor, bridging human experience to more sublime notions; the feeling of catharsis by a terrifying disaster of a scale beyond comprehension, which is at the same time purifying. And from this root, stories of a Flood appear in variants – the Great Flood of Mesopotamian mythology, the Christian story of The Flood and Noah’s Ark in the Old Testament. Here the metaphor is connected with a sense of rebirth or redemption. In these 'Atlantis’ paintings, Greek temples of the Parthenon are submerged, such as the Ereichteion with Karyatiden; a statue of an Egyptian pharaoh drowned; an Amphitheater sunken at the ocean floor…. More recent reference to 'Atlantis' by underwater archaeologic finds of the Egyptian/Greek city Thonis/Heracleion near the coast of Alexandria have been an inspiration to the series as well. Moreover, 'Atlantis' is a contemplation on the preserverance of civilisation; a concern for the state of the arts and the survival of our cultural values.

Artwork in ATLANTIS (2020 - 2021)

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  1. Erechteion - Karyatiden (2021) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Erechteion - Karyatiden (2021)

    Oil On Canvas

    60 x 70 cm

  2. Atlantis - Heracleion (2020) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Atlantis - Heracleion (2020)

    Oil On Canvas

    40 x 50 cm

  3. Atlantis - Amphitheater (2020) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Atlantis - Amphitheater (2020)

    Oil On Canvas

    100 x 120 cm

  4. Karyatiden I (2020) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Karyatiden I (2020)

    Oil On Canvas

    90 x 60 cm

  5. Karyatiden 2 (2020) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Karyatiden 2 (2020)

    Oil On Canvas

    90 x 60 cm

  6. Noah (2021) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Noah (2021)

    Oil On Canvas

    40 x 50 cm

  7. Atlantis - Oil lamp (2020) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Atlantis - Oil lamp (2020)

    Oil On Canvas

    20 x 30 cm

  8. Atlantis - Parthenon (2020) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Atlantis - Parthenon (2020)

    Oil On Canvas

    40 x 60 cm

  9. Theater Masks (2020) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Theater Masks (2020)

    Oil On Canvas

    20 x 20 cm

  10. Atlantis - Déluge (2020) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Atlantis - Déluge (2020)

    Oil On Canvas

    100 x 120 cm

  11. Atlantis - Pharao (2020) by Maryleen Schiltkamp, Image 1.

    Atlantis - Pharao (2020)

    Oil On Canvas

    50 x 60 cm