Nūn Art Gallery, Luxor

Double Exhibition "Athir - Ethereal Journey" by Brian Flynn and Mona Vardi
27 February - 25 March 2021

Athir - Ether/Aether, also called quintessence or spirit, is the 5th element that supplements the four classical elements earth, water, wind and fire. The element of ether is the celestial energy that fills all spaces. Ether acts as a bridge between Earth/Body and Heaven/Spirit.

For the Athir exhibition, we brought together two artists, who come from western countries but live in Egypt for many years. Brian Flynn's and Mona Vardi's artworks are inspirited by and connected with this 5th dimension.

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Mona Vardi - Paintings:

Mona Vardi uses a multitude of organic materials to create vibrant dream spaces in her artworks. Pigments and powdered stones are mixed and poured on top of paint and collages as liquid substances. They serve to find new means of expression and expand into a poetic charm. Upon completion, the work has explored the genesis of the materials, the characteristics of the colours and dissolved itself by preserving the traces of its traversed path like the worldly stigma of experience. Colour in all its possible values defines itself as a true visual highly textured surface.

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Mona Vardi Cyanic Mixed Media 90 x 70 cm 8,600 EGP	Mona Vardi Extramundane I Mixed Media 90 x 70 cm 8,600 EGP	Mona Vardi Extramundane II Mixed Media 90 x 70 cm SOLD
Mona Vardi Mneme I Mixed Media 90 x 70 cm 8,600 EGP	Mona Vardi Ortanique Mixed Media 90 x 70 cm SOLD	Mona Vardi Mneme II Mixed Media 90 x 70 cm 8,600 EGP
Mona Vardi The Sensitive Dress Mixed Media 90 x 70 cm 8,600 EGP	Mona Vardi Mystery I Mixed Media 90 x 70 cm 8,600 EGP	Mona Vardi Heart in Free Fall Mixed Media 90 x 70 cm 8,600 EGP
Mona Vardi Mystery II Diptychon Mixed Media 140 x 70 cm 11,500 EGP

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Mona Vardi - Sculptures:

Mona Vardi's mythological sculptures bring the presence of ancient Egyptian cow goddess Hathor into Nūn Art Gallery. In her work, Mona assembles a wide range of materials including bones, skins and roots. She transforms them into shamanic artworks to embrace the essence of the divine in femininity. This procedure becomes a vital part of letting Hathor enter a new century. This approach rises relevant questions of what once was and what today is. The sculptures come from a highly symbolic nature and touch on different themes such as mortality, spirituality, value and balance. A distinct entity is formed by connecting organic elements with human-made metallic structures. The pillars of bones become strong representations of a new body. By combining buffalo skin and golden painted horns with valuable jewellery the figures emit a radiant energy.

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Mona Vardi Hathor I Metal, Buffalo Bones, Horns, Gesso, Roots about 200 cm height 17,200 EGP	Mona Vardi Hathor II Metal, Buffalo Bones, Horns, Gesso, Roots about 200 cm height 17,200 EGP	Mona Vardi Hathor III Metal, Buffalo Bones, Horns, Teeth about 220 cm height 17,200 EGP
Mona Vardi Return of Hathor I Metal, Buffalo Bones, Skulls, Roots about 200 cm height 14,300 EGP	Mona Vardi Return of Hathor II Metal, Buffalo Bones, Skulls, Roots about 200 cm height 14,300 EGP	Mona Vardi Spirit of Amshir Metal, Buffalo Skins about 200 cm height 12,900 EGP
Mona Vardi Nemesis Buffalo Skin, Horns, Gesso 90 x 60 cm SOLD	Mona Vardi Guardian of Harmony Metal, Bones, Horns 50 x 180 cm 17,200 EGP

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Brian Flynn - Paintings and Sculptures:

Aether is the fifth element and remains enigmatic and largely unknown relative to the four other elements earth, air, fire and water. It was first mentioned by the classical Greek philosophers, who garnered much of their knowledge from the Temple Teaching of ancient Egypt, yet it remained in dispute since they were not able to successfully define it. Interest resurfaced in mediaeval times with the alchemists who called it the Philosopher's stone which was able to transform base metals into gold.  Modern scientists often call it quintessence, which they try to describe as a dynamic and mysteriously expanding 'dark energy' that doesn't fit into any of their boxes, as it cannot be explained or understood by the logical mind.
Like all metaphysical concepts Aether escapes definition, yet it can be poetically explained as the Breath of God, the Nafas al-Rahman or the energy symbolized by the ancient Egyptian ankh. Like the other elements, it is a force of nature, a natural power as potent and evident as the other four, yet unless you are looking for it, Aether may well escape your recognition. With a slight chance of focus and the shift to the right side of the brain, this magical element becomes much more apparent and life becomes more complete.

The "Elements" series is shown for the very first time completely.

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Brian Flynn Earth - From the "Elements" series Acrylic on Panel 76 x 153 cm 22,000 EGP	Brian Flynn Water - From the "Elements" series Acrylic on Panel 76 x 153 cm 22,000 EGP	Brian Flynn Air - From the "Elements" series Acrylic on Panel 76 x 153 cm 22,000 EGP
Brian Flynn Fire - From the "Elements" series Acrylic on Panel 76 x 153 cm 22,000 EGP	Brian Flynn Ether - From the "Elements" series Acrylic on Panel 76 x 153 cm SOLD	Brian Flynn The Shamans Acrylic on Canvas 50 x 70 cm 15,000 EGP
Brian Flynn Seth Acrylic on Canvas 160 x 220 cm 30,000 EGP	Brian Flynn Tango Acrylic on Canvas 22 x 22 cm Not available any more	Brian Flynn Abstract Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 120 cm 30,000 EGP
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Brian Flynn African Head I Acrylic on Canvas 50 x 50 cm 8,000 EGP	Brian Flynn Tree of Life Acrylic on Canvas 35 x 25 cm Not available any more	Brian Flynn African Head II Acrylic on Canvas 50 x 50 cm 8,000 EGP
Brian Flynn They Came from Afar Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 200 cm SOLD	Brian Flynn Nephthys Acrylic on Canvas 55 x 135 cm 20,000 EGP	Brian Flynn They said this could happen Acrylic on Canvas 70 x 50 cm 15,000 EGP
Brian Flynn Fire and Water Acrylic on Canvas 55 x 135 cm 20,000 EGP	Brian Flynn African Dancer Acrylic on Canvas 22 x 22 cm SOLD	Brian Flynn Bringing You Pearls Acrylic on Canvas 70 x 50 cm SOLD
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Brian Flynn The 7 Days of Creation - Day 1 Acrylic on Canvas 37 x 26 cm 1,200 EGP	Brian Flynn The 7 Days of Creation - Day 2 Acrylic on Canvas 37 x 26 cm 1,200 EGP	Brian Flynn The 7 Days of Creation - Day 4 Acrylic on Canvas 37 x 26 cm 1,200 EGP
Brian Flynn The 7 Days of Creation - Day 6 Acrylic on Canvas 37 x 26 cm 1,200 EGP	Brian Flynn The 7 Days of Creation - Day 7 Acrylic on Canvas 37 x 26 cm 1,200 EGP	Brian Flynn Palm Fibres 1 Palm Fibres on Panel 30 x 25 cm, framed 1,200 EGP
Brian Flynn Palm Fibres 2 Palm Fibres on Panel 40 x 30 cm, framed 1,200 EGP	Brian Flynn Palm Fibres 3 Palm Fibres on Panel 40 x 30 cm, framed 1,200 EGP	Brian Flynn Palm Fibres 4 Palm Fibres on Panel 30 x 40 cm, framed 1,200 EGP
Brian Flynn Palm Fibres 5 Palm Fibres on Panel 30 x 40 cm, framed 1,200 EGP	Brian Flynn Dervish 1 Painted Fibreglass        30 cm height 8,000 EGP	Brian Flynn Dervish 2 Painted Fibreglass        30 cm height SOLD

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Brian Flynn - Galabeyas:

"When I paint I need to feel free in my body, mind and spirit, and the galabeya allows much greater freedom than modern western trousers, which cut or divide the body into upper and lower halves between the sacral chakra and the solar plexus. In addition to being a body covering, the galabeya serves me as a readily available cloth to wipe my brush or palette knife on, so over the years they take on the many colours I use in my paintings." Brian Flynn

Often asked to present and offer the galabeyas, which he wears while painting, the artist presents now three of his speckled galabeyas for the very first time.

Brian Flynn Artist's Galabeya 1 Cotton 140 cm Length 4,000 EGP	Brian Flynn Artist's Galabeya 2 Wool 140 cm Length 4,000 EGP	Brian Flynn Artist's Galabeya 3 Cotton 140 cm Length 4,000 EGP

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