The fat lady of Malta
Adam and Eve
Ecce equus
archeotypes a collection by sebastien dunn
archeotypes
Temples fugiunt
We noble savages
© Sebastien Dunn 2014-21. All rights reserved.
Oil and acrylic on wood using palette knife, 2014
60 x 80 cm
Inspired by a stone figure discovered at Hagar Qim neolithic temple in Malta
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Oil on wood using palette knife, 2014
80 x 60 cm
Inspired by a pair of wooden carvings by Lobi sculptors (from an area stretching across Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana)
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Ostensibly depicting Carl Jung's celebrated archetypes, the images in this collection juxtapose representations of recurring myths and symbols with motifs from archeological, tribal and mystical artefacts to create visual metaphors (or archeotypes), challenging established social, cultural and religious memes and mores.
Oil on canvas, 2015
60 x 120 cm
Private commission - Sold
Painting title: John Mifsud
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Oil on wood, 2015
61 x 91 cm
Painting title: John Mifsud
Representation of the id, ego and super-ego, inspired by a bronze plaque in bas-relief of a king flanked by two servants (from Benin City, Nigeria)
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