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Alberto Ballocca
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·Jul 28

The Egyptian Temple (Pt.2)

A microcosm of stone — End of part 1 : “From here, one entered an open-air courtyard surrounded by a colonnade, at least on two sides, designated as the “Courtyard of the parties”. In fact, people could access it only on the occasion of great festivities, such as the exits of the god...” …from this…

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The Egyptian Temple (Pt.2)
The Egyptian Temple (Pt.2)
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·Jul 21

The Egyptian Temple (Pt.1)

A microcosm of stone — I hope that these synthesis elements can be helpful for you to find inspiration in deepening and research within the context of ancient and archaic Egypt, which, despite many apparent differences, contains many elements related to the birth of the so-called western culture. Disclaim: ! text below has been extracted…

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The Egyptian Temple (Pt.1)
The Egyptian Temple (Pt.1)
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·Jul 5

Osiris

Excerpt from “Gods of Ancient Egypt” / Egyptian Museum of Turin city. — I hope that these synthesis elements can be helpful to you to find inspiration in deepening and research within the context of ancient Egypt, which, despite many apparent differences, contains many elements related to the birth of the so-called western culture. Disclaim: ! text below has been extracted from “Gods…

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Osiris
Osiris
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·May 7

Cosmogonies in Ancient Egypt

Part 1: Hermopolis & “The Great Lotus” — Even the Egyptians, like modern people, wondered where the world they live in came from and the answers were always far from being simple. It is interesting to notice that theologians did not elaborate a canonical text relating it to the birth of the world (such as the Genesis of…

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Cosmogonies in Ancient Egypt
Cosmogonies in Ancient Egypt
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·Apr 8

The Cult of The Aten (Part 2)

Solar Theology in the Ancient Egypt, part. 2 — The journey throughout the Amarnian era continues. In this article, I will highlight another work I made back in 2022 studying this part of the Egyptian dynasties: “Tutankhamon”. The new theological vision imposed by Akhenaten raised the solar disk alone, Aten, to the creator god of the world, without however…

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The Cult of The Aten (Part 2)
The Cult of The Aten (Part 2)
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·Apr 3

The Cult of The Aten

Solar Theology in the Ancient Egypt, part. 1 — A new journey through the ancient Egypt. This part of the ancient Egyptian civilization has been the most important for the development of several of my works, paintings and sculptures. Let’s jump through! “The Solar Emperor of the Amarnian Age” The end of the XVIII dynasty was characterized by the development of a complex solar theology, during…

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The cult of the Aten
The cult of the Aten
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·Mar 23

Sobek & The Mythological Mountain of The Horizon

And how I painted it — A new quick-but-deep journey throughout the Egyptian pantheon! On the banks of river Nile, a crocodile hides, and for the ancients Egyptians, is a powerful God called ‘Sobek’ The Egyptians believed they often sighted Sobek near the swamps and on the banks of rivers. Precisely for this reason, he was…

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Sobek & the mythological Mountain of the Horizon
Sobek & the mythological Mountain of the Horizon
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·Mar 20

Rha

The one who emerged from Primordial Waters — This Egyptian deity needs no introduction but a long description. I will write something specific about it, extracted from different notes and documents I gathered during my artistic studio and research upon the ancient Egyptian culture In the religious thought of ancient Egyptians, when two peoples from different regions came…

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Rha
Rha
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·Mar 6

Temple of the Ka of Ptah

Dawn of the Golden Egypt — Some interesting facts related to this central Egyptian God and a small format work I created inspired by it entitled “Frequency”. The main characteristic of the god Ptah can be noticed thanks to the Memphite Theology Treaty, according to which he created the world through the Logos, the “word”. His…

Egyptian Mythology

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Temple of the Ka of Ptah
Temple of the Ka of Ptah
Egyptian Mythology

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·Feb 25

Dogon & the path to Digitaria

Charm and mystery of an ancient wisdom — My artistic career is completely linked to my artistic research, nothing would express and maintain a certain light that lasts, without the study of those ancient cultures that inspires me and gives me the traction I need to continuing in this productive path. During my creative process, letting myself be…

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Dogon & the path to Digitaria
Dogon & the path to Digitaria
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Alberto Ballocca

Alberto Ballocca

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Contemporary artist based in Italy | Ancient & archaic cultures passionate / Articles in here expose my creative horizons 🔗 https://www.albertoballocca.com/

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