Ereshkigal: The Descent into the Underworld – Abstract Art (2025)
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Experience “Ereshkigal: The Descent into the Underworld”-an abstract digital calligraphy where black and red evoke Sumerian myth, death, and rebirth.
In this powerful digital composition, Gérald Gaboriau reimagines the mythic encounter between Inanna and her sister Ereshkigal, the formidable Queen of the Underworld in Sumerian mythology. The artwork’s deep black masses evoke the abyssal depths of Kur, the land of no return ruled by Ereshkigal, while vivid crimson bursts symbolize the violence and transformation at the heart of this legendary descent.
The composition’s torn textures and stark color contrasts mirror the perilous journey through the seven gates of the underworld, each gate stripping Inanna of her divine attributes. The red fragments suggest ritual death and rebirth, echoing the brutal metamorphosis that Inanna undergoes in her sister’s shadowed realm. Gaboriau’s gestural abstraction captures the instant when Inanna’s light confronts Ereshkigal’s darkness-a visual meditation on the duality of life and death, upper and lower worlds, and the eternal cycle of descent and renewal.
Created with Chinese ink, acrylic, and charcoal pigments, the original painting (40 x 50 cm) was digitized and reworked in red and black, heightening the drama of this foundational Sumerian myth. The work fuses contemporary abstract expressionism with the meditative discipline of Sumi-e, inviting viewers to contemplate the mysteries of the afterlife and the transformative power of myth.
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