Paintings, Kim Hoffmann

Frames, Bronislaus Janulis

Kim Hoffmann Pages

 

“Snake Sheela”

60 x 36 inches, oil on canvas

The woman in Irish culture, as in others, is linked with the land and

its rejuvenation and protection. Images such as the Síla-na-gCíoch

(Engl. Sheela-na-gig, transl. “Sheila of the breasts”) are found on

ancient places of worship and are believed to be used in puberty

ceremonies. The stone carvings typically portray a skeletal upper body

with the lower torso exhibiting exaggerated genitalia. The image, found

elsewhere in Europe and the Middle East, demonstrates a convergence of

opposites: birth/death, creation/destruction.


Kim Hoffmann



I’ve always referred to this painting as “The Space Sheela”, and that may have been what the design of this frame is about. Basswood, gesso, metal leaf, polychrome frame.


Bronislaus Janulis