Artwork description:
Bannik is the bathhouse (banya) spirit in Slavic mythology. Slavic bathhouses resemble saunas, with an inner steaming room and an outer changing room. A place where women gave birth and practiced divinations, the bathhouse was strongly endowed with vital forces. The third firing (or fourth, depending on tradition) was reserved for the Bannik, and, given his inclination to invite demons and forest spirits to share his bath, no Christian images were allowed lest they offend the occupants. If disturbed by an intruder while washing, the Bannik might pour boiling water over him, or even strangle him.
Materials used:
acid free paper, archival ink
Tags:
#abstract #digital #magic #mystery #chaos #esoteric #occult #order #j5rson #arcaneBannik (12x18) (2014)
Digital Art (Giclée)
by Jeff Iverson
£79.52
- Digital Art (Giclée) on Paper
- From a limited edition of 25
- Size: 53.34 x 38.1cm (unframed) / 45.72 x 30.48cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the back
- Style: Organic
- Subject: Abstract and non-figurative
Artwork description
Bannik is the bathhouse (banya) spirit in Slavic mythology. Slavic bathhouses resemble saunas, with an inner steaming room and an outer changing room. A place where women gave birth and practiced divinations, the bathhouse was strongly endowed with vital forces. The third firing (or fourth, depending on tradition) was reserved for the Bannik, and, given his inclination to invite demons and forest spirits to share his bath, no Christian images were allowed lest they offend the occupants. If disturbed by an intruder while washing, the Bannik might pour boiling water over him, or even strangle him.
Materials used:
acid free paper, archival ink
Tags:
#abstract #digital #magic #mystery #chaos #esoteric #occult #order #j5rson #arcaneReturns and refunds
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