Skip to Content
Exhibitions
Events
Past Exhibitions
Submissions
About Us
About
Consulting
Contact
FAQs
Artists
Shop
Resources
Blog
Press
Become a Mentor in the Arts
Chimaera
English
0
0
Exhibitions
Events
Past Exhibitions
Submissions
About Us
About
Consulting
Contact
FAQs
Artists
Shop
Resources
Blog
Press
Become a Mentor in the Arts
Chimaera
English
0
0
Folder: Exhibitions
Back
Events
Past Exhibitions
Submissions
Folder: About Us
Back
About
Consulting
Contact
FAQs
Artists
Shop
Folder: Resources
Back
Blog
Press
Become a Mentor in the Arts
English
Back
IMG_4468e.1000px.jpg
IMG_4475e.1000px.jpg
IMG_4479e.1000px.jpg
IMG_4472e.1000px.jpg
Shop Laughing Caterpillar

Laughing Caterpillar

$235.00

by Marguerita Hagan, part of the Petit Rongorongos Series

From Easter Island- Rapanui: Incised for Chanting Out 

hand-built, pit fired ceramic, 3.25" x 4" x 1.75"

Add To Cart

Laughing Caterpillar

$235.00

by Marguerita Hagan, part of the Petit Rongorongos Series

From Easter Island- Rapanui: Incised for Chanting Out 

hand-built, pit fired ceramic, 3.25" x 4" x 1.75"

Add To Cart

The ancient Easter Island glyphs carved on tablets share a mystical language. As rare as the few remaining dozen incised wood planks, Rongorongo is one of a few independent languages in human history and is yet to be deciphered. The unique system of characters are incised in shallow horizontal channels. The text is read from the bottom row, left to right. Each line is reversed so one must turn the tablet 180º to chant to the next line. Although the literal translation is unknown, the spirited nature of the “chants” infuse the sculptures. Inheriting the ancestral Rongorongo mobility, many of the sculptures invert freely into various poses as they step from 2 to 3 dimension. The mysterious carved organic tablets liken time capsules capturing a once diverse and abundant exchange between man and nature on this remote Pacific island. The thriving Rapanui culture and its lush landscape fell to deforestation and devastation leaving a profound message and crucial restoration at work today. The Petit Rongorongos are in red stoneware and pit-fired. The color of the pit-fired ceramic Rongorongos is 100% painted by the fumes and flame of their primitive outdoor firing, unpredictable and unique.

You Might Also Like

Aquamarine Whisper, Marine Abstract _DSC0320.jpg P1010400e.jpg
Aquamarine Whisper, Marine Abstract
$4,000.00
Diatom Drawings on Glass #1 (small)
Diatom Drawings on Glass #1 (small)
$60.00
Deep Sea Love 10" Dinner Plate IMG_5149.jpeg
Deep Sea Love 10" Dinner Plate
$48.00
Diatom Drawings on Glass B (Large)
Diatom Drawings on Glass B (Large)
$120.00
Total Solar Eclipse Homage P1010349e.1000px.jpg P1010312e.1000px.jpg
Total Solar Eclipse Homage
$3,000.00

Chimaera
hello@chimaeragallery.com

3502 Scotts Lane #2113

Philadelphia PA 19129

(215) 327-4087

Shop

About

Contact

Submissions

FAQs

Legal

Subscribe to our newsletter

Thank you!

Chimaera dba McQuillan Designs, LLC