Saint Eustace Fine Art
Fine Art By Robert P. Eustace
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My current work is an ongoing extended series called "Aenigmate": Mixed media / altarpiece constructions. These images likened to illuminated manuscript pages, reliquaries and icons, stem from my interest in Medieval, conceptual and narrative modes. They pertain largely to Biblical themes centered around the life of Mary (the Annunciation, the Mother and Child theme), the Passion of Christ and the Apocalypse (with the construction of the Heavenly City). My  images in the series also focus upon “maps and diagrams” of ancient architectural church floor plans, ornate windows that act as a portal to mystery and grace,  the park as paradise garden (or as model of the Garden of Eden) and esoteric abstractions derived from my studies in philosophy, alchemy and mysticism.
The series title Aenigmate means: At this present time (being earthbound and limited in finitude) to see and ascertain only the dimmest of shadows of what truly is and what is to come; like looking through a dark glass. I seek to convey something of the "mysterium tremendum" – or a visual approximation of the experience of awe, divine mystery and terrible beauty.