Paul Laffoley Cambridge, MA, 1935-2015
Pistis Sophia, 2004-06
Oil and acrylic paint, vinyl lettering, india ink, photo-collage on cavnas, velvet drapes, magic Mirror (two way mirror with electrical components)
104 x 59 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.
264 x 151.75 cm
264 x 151.75 cm
1/5,2/5,3/5,4/5,5/5
Subject_ Priest of Isis Symbol Evocation_ Believer in Wisdom Comment_ The Coptic Christian documents found in Egypt, like the Dead Sea Scrolls found in Israel, are important in reconstructing the...
Subject_ Priest of Isis
Symbol Evocation_ Believer in Wisdom
Comment_
The Coptic Christian documents found in Egypt, like the Dead Sea Scrolls found in Israel, are important in reconstructing the lost years of Jesus and give us in-depth insights into his works and his teachings. Like the Gospel of Thomas and other recently discovered documents of the Nag Hammadi Library, the Pistis Sophia is devoted entirely to the esoteric teachings of Jesus to his disciples. This ancient text presents deeper aspects of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and his detailed deciphering of the mysteries of the universe. These teachings for the most part give a new perspective of the four gospels of the New Testament and the Old Testament book.
The subject of this painting is a woman who was acting as my personal physical therapist in a medical facility called “The Florence Nightingale Rehabilitation Center” in New York City. She was Polish and from Krakow. She had a hairstyle that looked like a helmet. Her hair was jet black so that she looked like an eight year old girl and an ancient Egyptian woman. Any priestess of Isis would have the Bhathat would allow her to travel faster than the speed of light and thereby communicate with the Gods.
Symbol Evocation_ Believer in Wisdom
Comment_
The Coptic Christian documents found in Egypt, like the Dead Sea Scrolls found in Israel, are important in reconstructing the lost years of Jesus and give us in-depth insights into his works and his teachings. Like the Gospel of Thomas and other recently discovered documents of the Nag Hammadi Library, the Pistis Sophia is devoted entirely to the esoteric teachings of Jesus to his disciples. This ancient text presents deeper aspects of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and his detailed deciphering of the mysteries of the universe. These teachings for the most part give a new perspective of the four gospels of the New Testament and the Old Testament book.
The subject of this painting is a woman who was acting as my personal physical therapist in a medical facility called “The Florence Nightingale Rehabilitation Center” in New York City. She was Polish and from Krakow. She had a hairstyle that looked like a helmet. Her hair was jet black so that she looked like an eight year old girl and an ancient Egyptian woman. Any priestess of Isis would have the Bhathat would allow her to travel faster than the speed of light and thereby communicate with the Gods.
Exhibitions
Paul Laffoley_ Mind Physics. Kent Gallery, New York, 2007Wynn Newhouse Award Winners. Knoedler & Company, New York 2010
Outsiderism. Fleisher Ollman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2013
Systems of Belief curated by Cathrin Mayer. GRAZ_ Halle fur Kunst Steiermark. September 25, 2022 thru August 1, 2023
Literature
Walla, Douglas, Linda Dalywimple Henderson, Steve Moscowitz, and Ariel Saiber. The Essential Paul Laffoley. Chicago_ University of Chicago Press, 2015. illus in color plate 83Join our mailing list
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