Original artwork description:

In the stillness of the night, a jar holds a secret etched in ancient shapes and symbols across its surface. A figure, half-god, half-myth, stares into infinity, grasping skulls like offerings to some celestial force. Beyond pottery; it is a portal to an ancient world, where the line between life and death was as thin as a shadow cast by distant stars. The bones, the skulls, the celestial bodies are all tied together in a silent dance of cosmic reverence. The jar is a container for history, but also a keeper of forgotten rituals, unspoken prayers, and a world lost to time.

This painting is for those who hear the whispers of lost civilizations, who know that history is not just written - it is seen, it is felt, it is woven into the fabric of objects like this. If you’ve ever felt a pull toward the stars, or wondered about the rituals of the ancients, this jar speaks your language.

Materials used:

Oil paint on canvas

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#mythology #anthropology #vase #myth #antiquity #contemporarypainting 

Bone Collector (2025) Oil painting
by Ben Stephenson

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In the stillness of the night, a jar holds a secret etched in ancient shapes and symbols across its surface. A figure, half-god, half-myth, stares into infinity, grasping skulls like offerings to some celestial force. Beyond pottery; it is a portal to an ancient world, where the line between life and death was as thin as a shadow cast by distant stars. The bones, the skulls, the celestial bodies are all tied together in a silent dance of cosmic reverence. The jar is a container for history, but also a keeper of forgotten rituals, unspoken prayers, and a world lost to time.

This painting is for those who hear the whispers of lost civilizations, who know that history is not just written - it is seen, it is felt, it is woven into the fabric of objects like this. If you’ve ever felt a pull toward the stars, or wondered about the rituals of the ancients, this jar speaks your language.

Materials used:

Oil paint on canvas

Tags:
#mythology #anthropology #vase #myth #antiquity #contemporarypainting 
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Benjamin Stephenson (b. 1990) is a British-born artist whose work explores the evolving relationship between humanity and the natural world. He studied at Wimbledon College of Art (UAL), graduating with... Read more

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