‘Hieroglyphica’ exhibition at The Home of Esoteric Art in NY – Stephen Romano Gallery

El gato Chimney "The Conjurer" 2015 Courtesy of the Stephen Romano Gallery

El gato Chimney “The Conjurer” 2015 Courtesy of the Stephen Romano Gallery

The Stephen Romano Gallery has done it again for lovers of Esoteric Art and provided us with yet another reason to visit NY this month!

HIEROGLYPHIC EXHIBITION

until Feb 15 2016

The exhibition borrows it’s title from the 1735 Baroque illustrated book “Hieroglyphica or Symbols of Ancient People”, a work by Dutch artist Romeyn de Hooghe, discovered and published only 25 years after his death. The book is compendium of religious and occult symbols throughout the history of various various cultures, who’se strange illustration are part Albrecht Dürer and part Hieronymus Bosch in their intricacy. The book is considered to be a treasure among collectors of esoteric objects and was recently featured in the exhibition “Opus Hypnagogia” at the Morbid Anatomy Museum July – October 2015.

Artists include Esther Pearl Watson, Gigi Chen, Cendrine Rovini, Tine Kindermann, Jodie Lynkeechow, Matt Nolen, Dolorosa De La Cruz, Rene Pierre Allain, Erin O’Shea, Elizabeth Shupe, Tamara Kostianovsky, Heiko Müller, Nyahzul C Blanco, David Molesky, Inge Vandormael, Erna Kd, Maria Kreyn, Lori Field, Jel Ena, El Gato Chimney, Barry William Hale, Colin Christian, Rithika Merchant, Darcilio Lima, William Mortensen and many others.

Check out more at :HIEROGLYPHICA EXHIBITION

This group exhibition also touches upon themes which have to a varying degrees of subtlety an affinity with the works of Charles A.A.Dellschau [1830 – 1923] who’s art is featured simultaneously in the gallery, present for the first time in a chronological fashion

see further details here  “CHARLES A.A. DELLSCHAU (1830 – 1923): AMERICAN VISIONARY”

 

Erna Kd "The Winged Sorcess" 2015 courtesy of the Stephen Romano Gallery

Erna Kd “The Winged Sorcess” 2015 courtesy of the Stephen Romano Gallery

Devil with Trumpet" photo from 1948 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

Devil with Trumpet” photo from 1948 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

Rithika Merchant "Orbiter" 2015 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

Rithika Merchant “Orbiter” 2015 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

Esther Pearl Watson Just Got out of Jail (Trivet) 2015 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

Esther Pearl Watson Just Got out of Jail (Trivet) 2015 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

Selection from Theosophical prints c. 1930’s, European Om Mani Padme Hun

Selection from Theosophical prints
c. 1930’s, European
Om Mani Padme Hun

Jel Ena "Lubido" 2015 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

Jel Ena “Lubido” 2015 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

 William Mortensen "Incubus" 1926 photograph — at Stephen Romano Gallery.


William Mortensen “Incubus” 1926 photograph — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

 Romeyn de Hooghe DIVISION OF CHAOS-HYROGLYPHIC-SYMBOL -- 1735


Romeyn de Hooghe DIVISION OF CHAOS-HYROGLYPHIC-SYMBOL — 1735

Andreas Cellarius THEORIA VENERIS ET MERCURII - Representation (of the motions) of Venus and Mercury. 1645 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

Andreas Cellarius THEORIA VENERIS ET MERCURII – Representation (of the motions) of Venus and Mercury. 1645 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

Barry William Hale "Pomba-gira Sigill" at Stephenn Romano Gallery

Barry William Hale “Pomba-gira Sigill” at Stephenn Romano Gallery

Colin Christian "Solaris" 2014 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

Colin Christian “Solaris” 2014 — at Stephen Romano Gallery.

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Barry William Hale

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