5D: Demeter, Dionysus, Duality

This artwork, much like my other creations, delves into mythological and archetypal imagery, exploring the profound themes of war, death, and rebirth. At its core is Demeter, the ancient chthonic goddess revered as the arbiter of life and death, the bestower of fertility. Known by many names – Mother Goddess, Ishtar, Inanna, Isis, Astarte, Cybele-Rhea – she embodies a myriad of divine aspects. In her taloned grasp, she holds a snake – a potent symbol of duality, the Fall, and primal vitality. Demeter both commands and emanates this enigmatic creature, a manifestation of the intricate interplay of opposing forces. Her entwined form with the black bull symbolizes the aggressive male essence, a force of pure and dark testosterone. She governs and serves this primal energy simultaneously, birthing twin gods who illuminate the divine dance of duality – where beauty and terror intertwine as inseparable facets of existence, born from and sustained by the same cosmic forces.