"Patos en la laguna" - Pablo Amaringo
Although Pablo is famous for his paintings based on his ayahuasca visions and the myths and legends of the Amazon, he also makes beautifully detailed collages with the brightly coloured feathers of parrots and macaws.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
"Patos en la laguna" detail 1- Pablo Amaringo
"Patos en la laguna" - Pablo Amaringo
Although Pablo is famous for his paintings based on his ayahuasca visions and the myths and legends of the Amazon, he also makes beautifully detailed collages with the brightly coloured feathers of parrots and macaws.
Although Pablo is famous for his paintings based on his ayahuasca visions and the myths and legends of the Amazon, he also makes beautifully detailed collages with the brightly coloured feathers of parrots and macaws.
Pablo Amaringo - 'Patos en la Laguna'
"Patos en la laguna" - Pablo Amaringo
Although Pablo is famous for his paintings based on his ayahuasca visions and the myths and legends of the Amazon, he also makes beautifully detailed collages with the brightly coloured feathers of parrots and macaws.
Although Pablo is famous for his paintings based on his ayahuasca visions and the myths and legends of the Amazon, he also makes beautifully detailed collages with the brightly coloured feathers of parrots and macaws.
Pablo Amaringo - El Tucán y Guacamayo - detail 1
El Tucán y Guacamayo
Feather Collage by Pablo Amaringo
Feather Collage by Pablo Amaringo
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Pablo Amaringo with 'Huasi Yuchana'
Pablo Amaringo showing 'Huasi Yuchana' which means in Quechua 'The House of knowledge'.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Pablo Amaringo - Book Foreword
Foreword by Pablo Amaringo, to the book 'Plant Spirit Shamanism'.
Pablo Amaringo was one of the world's great visionary artists. He was renowned for his highly complex, colourful and intricate paintings inspired by his visions from when he was an Ayahuasca shaman. He trained as a curandero or healer in the Amazon, healing himself and others from the age of ten, but gave this up in 1977 to become a full-time painter and art teacher at the Usko-Ayar school of Amazonian art which he founded. His book, Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman, co-authored with Luis Eduardo Luna, brought his work and the rich mythology of the Amazon to a wide public in the West.
Click to view a Photo Gallery of Pablo Amaringo,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hgcharing/sets/72157619964199982/
Pablo Amaringo - Foreword to the book Plant Spirit Shamanism
Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Pablo Amaringo - Local Pucallpa news reports, Nov 2009
Pablo Amaringo 1938 -2009Local (Pucallpa) Newspaper reports (Nov 2009)
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Pablo Amaringo Gallery, Pucallpa, Peru
The Pablo Amaringo Gallery
The sign on the remodelled Usko Ayar school which is planned to house the Pablo Amaringo gallery, in Pucallpa, Peru.
The sign on the remodelled Usko Ayar school which is planned to house the Pablo Amaringo gallery, in Pucallpa, Peru.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Pablo Amaringo RIP 1938 - 2009
Pablo Amaringo 1938 - 2009
It is with great sadness that Pablo Amaringo passed away at his home in the early hours of this morning. His funeral will be held on Wednesday in Pucallpa.
His paintings, his wisdom, and his beauty have been an inspiration to thousands of people all over the world.
Thank you Pablo for everything.
Howard G Charing
Tuesday 16th November: Lima, Peru
It is with great sadness that Pablo Amaringo passed away at his home in the early hours of this morning. His funeral will be held on Wednesday in Pucallpa.
His paintings, his wisdom, and his beauty have been an inspiration to thousands of people all over the world.
Thank you Pablo for everything.
Howard G Charing
Tuesday 16th November: Lima, Peru
Pablo Amaringo - with wood bark painting in traditional Shipibo style.
Pablo Amaringo - with traditional Shipibo wood bark painting.
Pablo Amaringo eulogies Nov 18th 2009
Eulogies for Pablo Amaringo November 18th 2009 at Pucallpa, Peru.
Pablo Amaringo Funeral Wake 17 November 2009
Pablo Amaringo Funeral Wake.
17th November 2009, at his home in Pucallpa Peru
17th November 2009, at his home in Pucallpa Peru
Pablo Amaringo Funeral Wake 17 November 2009
Pablo Amaringo Funeral Wake.
17th November 2009, at his home in Pucallpa Peru
17th November 2009, at his home in Pucallpa Peru
Monday, November 16, 2009
Pablo Amaringo 1938 - 2009
Pablo Amaringo 1938 - 2009 It is with great sadness that Pablo Amaringo passed away at his home in the early hours of this morning. His funeral will be held on Wednesday in Pucallpa.
His paintings, his wisdom, and his beauty have been an inspiration to thousands of people all over the world.
Thank you Pablo for everything.
Howard G Charing
Tuesday 16th November: Lima, Peru
Click link to view some of his paintings
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Amazonía: siete visiones contemporáneas - Art Exhibition, Lima Peru
Amazonía: siete visiones contemporáneas - Art Exhibition, Lima PeruSeven Amazonian Artists present their visions of the Amazon Rainforest. It is an irony that this exhibition sponsored and hosted by Petroperu (the state owned oil corporation) , which (putting it mildly) is not a 'friend' to the Amazon rainforest.
It's history of oil pollution, and state sanctioned land-grabbing that recently culminated in major protests by indigenous people with a significant loss of life (May 2009). For further reading on this;
Photo Gallery on Flickr of the Exhibition;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hgcharing/sets/72157622366131421/
FROM THE PETROPERU PRESS RELEASE (English Translation incl).
En homenaje a los 27 años de la Refinería Iquitos y los 40 de la vida institucional de Petroperú, se presenta la muestra Amazonía: siete visiones contemporáneas. Esta exposición reúne la expresión pictórica de siete artistas radicados en la región Loreto.
Montada en la sala de arte de Petroperú, la exhibición nos presenta 30 pinturas trabajadas en acuarela y en óleo, cuyas temáticas reflexionan sobre la belleza amazónica, sus tradiciones y misterios, y reflejan la profunda inquietud social que se gesta en algunos espacios.
Es así cómo se exhibirán los trabajos de Francisco Grippa Jochamovich, quien –formado en California en los años setenta– regresó al país para internarse en la selva con los shipibos y los boras, es también uno de los iniciadores del boom de arte amazónico; Cliver Flores Lanza, renombrado pintor iquiteño egresado de la Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes; Sixto Saurín Púa, artista de prestigio nacional e internacional, dueño de una pictórica imponente.
Asimismo, están presentes en la muestra otros cuatro reconocidos artistas: Emilio López Rengifo, Yolanda Razzeto Ruiz; Pablo Amaringo Shuña y Juan Montes Torres.
El rugido artístico de la selva se escucha cada vez más fuerte en las galerías nacionales e internacionales. Su originalidad y la fortaleza de sus colores han creado una línea artística, que hoy por hoy está en toda efervescencia.
La exhibición se encuentra en la sala de arte Petroperú (Av. Canaval y Moreyra 150, San Isidro), el ingreso es libre, podrá visitarse hasta el 10 de octubre, de lunes a viernes de 1 a 8 p.m. y los sábados de 11 a.m. a 4 p.m.
In tribute to the 27 years of Iquitos Refinery and 40 of the institutional life of Petroperu Amazon presents sample: seven contemporary views. This exhibition brings together the pictorial expression of seven artists based in the Loreto region.
Mounted in the art gallery Petroperu, the exhibit presents 30 paintings worked in watercolor and oil paintings, whose subjects reflect on Amazonian beauty, its traditions and mysteries, and reflect the deep unrest that is happening in some areas.
This is how it will exhibit works of Francisco Grippa Jochamovich, who, formed in California in the seventies, returned to the country and into the jungle with the Shipibo and the Boras, is also one of the initiators of the art boom Amazonian Cliver Flores Lanza, renowned painter iquiteño graduate of the College of Fine Arts; Sixto Saurin Pick, an artist of national and international prestige, owner of a stunning pictorial.
They are also present in the sample other four renowned artists: Emilio Lopez Rengifo, Razzeto Yolanda Ruiz and Juan Pablo Montes Shuna Amaringo Torres.
The art of the jungle roar is heard louder in the national and international galleries. His originality and strength of their colors have created an artistic line, which currently is in full swing.
The exhibition is at the art gallery Petroperú (Av Canaval and Moreyra 150, San Isidro), admission is free, can be visited until October 10, Monday through Friday from 1 to 8 pm and Saturdays, 11 a.m. at 4 p.m.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Ayahuasca Shaman - Artidoro Aro Cardenas Interviewed
By Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley (2003)
This article has been revised to include plant classification names. An extract from this interview appeared in the book Plant Spirit Shamanism (Destiny Books USA).
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Ayahuasca and the Visual Music of the Shipibo
Underlying the intricate geometric patterns of great complexity displayed in the art of the Shipibo people is a concept of an all pervading magical reality which can challenge the Western linguistic heritage and rational mind.
Communion with the Infinite - Ayahuasca: The Visual Music of the Shipibo tribe of the Amazon
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Coca and the Shamanic Traditions of the Andes
Spiritual Traditions of the Andean ShamansPreparing for the Future, traditional Andean healer Doris Rivera Lenz
Doris Rivera Lenz talks to Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley about the effect of belief on health, how we get sick, and how she helps patients recover, and she looks to a future when we will need to keep balance as material values no longer isolate us from the Earth
First Published in Sacred Hoop Magazine Issue 57, 2007
Coca and the Shamanic Traditions of the Andes
San Pedro - the Cactus of Vision
San Pedro - the Cactus of VisionThe use of San Pedro cactus and healing altars in the shamanic tradition of Northern Peru. Shamans from different cultures and traditions have been using psychoactive plants since the dawn of human emergence. These plants have been used traditionally for guidance divination, healing, maintaining a balance with the spirit or consciousness of the living world.
HOWARD G. CHARING & PETER CLOUDSLEY, talk with Maestro JUAN NAVARRO.
Article first published, in Sacred Hoop Magazine, Issue Summer 2004.
Article first published, in Sacred Hoop Magazine, Issue Summer 2004.
San Pedro - the Cactus of Vision
Birds and Animals of Mishana Reserve, Amazon Rainforest - Peru
A Guide book to the birds and animals in the Mishana protected reserve in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru.
This reserve due to a combination of geological factors and diverse soil types supports a unique community of plant and animal species. It is the ‘jewel’ in the crown for bird-watchers and contains dozens of species which are unique to this area. The Reserve contains one of the highest biodiversities known in the Amazon basin. The Lodge is located directly on the Rio Nanay which is a tributary of the Amazon River.
Birds and Animals of Mishana Reserve, Amazon Rainforest - Peru
Ayahuasca Shaman - Interview
Ayahuasca Shaman - Javier Arevalo InterviewAyahuasca is the jungle medicine of the upper Amazon. It is made from the ayahuasca vine ( Banisteriopsis Caapi) and the leaf of the Chacruna plant (Psychotria Viridis). The two make a potent medicine which opens the doors to experiencing the energetic world which underlies the world of everyday.
Spirituality is at the centre of the Ayahuasca experience. Purification and cleansing of body, mind, and spirit in a shamanic ceremony can be the beginning of a process of profound personal and spiritual discovery.
Interview by Howard G Charing & Peter Cloudsley
Ayahuasca Shaman - Interview
CD - Drumming for the Shamanic Journey
Drumming for the Shamanic JourneyWith Leo Rutherford & Howard G. Charing
Drumming for the Shamanic Journey CD
THE SHAMANS OF PERU CD Ceremonial Chants, Icaros, and Music
THE SHAMANS OF PERU CD - Ceremonial Chants, Icaros, and Music
Shamans of Peru - Recorded on Eagle's Wing Journeys to Peru Contains chants and dramatic effects of six different ceremonies with shamans who have worked with Eagle's Wing Groups. Two ceremonies with San Pedro maestros working in the atmospheric ruins of Puruchucu; two ayahuasca shamans, a man and a woman, in separate sessions working in a jungle temple on the River Momon, outside Iquitos; a Shipibo shaman working in Yarinacocha, outside Pucullpa; and lastly, a despacho in the ruins of Pisaq, Cusco. In addition there are three tracks of atmospheric music played on pre-Colombian instruments.
Shamans of Peru CD
Pablo Amaringo - Foreword & Interview
Foreword by Pablo Amaringo, to the book 'Plant Spirit Shamanism'.Pablo Amaringo is one of the world's great visionary artists. He is renowned for his highly complex, colourful and intricate paintings inspired by his visions from when he was an Ayahuasca shaman. He trained as a curandero or healer in the Amazon, healing himself and others from the age of ten, but gave this up in 1977 to become a full-time painter and art teacher at the Usko-Ayar school of Amazonian art which he founded. His book, Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman, co-authored with Luis Eduardo Luna, brought his work and the rich mythology of the Amazon to a wide public in the West.
Also in the package is an interview with Pablo Amaringo, by Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley.
Pablo Amaringo - Foreword to the book Plant Spirit Shamanism
Friday, May 29, 2009
Ayahuasca Shipibo Shamans
This booklet contains original source interviews with three Shipibo ayahuasca shamans.
By Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley.
Shipibo Ayahuasca Shamans
By Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley.
Shipibo Ayahuasca Shamans
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Visionary Art and Ayahuasca Workshop with Pablo Amaringo
A Visionary Art workshop and Ayahuasca Retreat in the Amazon Rainforest
THE AYAHUASCA VISIONS OF PABLO AMARINGO
July 25th - August 5th 2009
PABLO AMARINGO
Pablo Amaringo is one of the world's great visionary artists. He is renowned for his highly complex, colourful and intricate paintings inspired by his visions from when he was an Ayahuasca shaman. He trained as a curandero or healer in the Amazon, healing himself and others from the age of ten, but gave this up in 1977 to become a full-time painter and art teacher at the Usko-Ayar school of Amazonian art which he founded. His book, Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman, co-authored with Luis Eduardo Luna, brought his work and the rich mythology of the Amazon to a wide public in the West.
We are delighted to offer a rare opportunity to join Pablo Amaringo in a visionary art workshop with night time Ayahuasca Ceremonies
This special event consists of a ten day workshop and Ayahuasca retreat with Pablo Amaringo in the beautiful heart of the Amazon Rainforest at a dedicated Retreat Center in the Allpahuayo Mishana Nature reserve.
Each day, Pablo will hold a hands-on Art workshop; participants will enjoy the unique experience of learning the art of visionary and nature painting with Pablo. This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as experienced and proficient artists.
Each night we offer traditional Ayahuasca ceremonies with Shipibo Shamans, Enrique Lopez, and an elder maestro - Benjamín Ochavano or Leoncio Garcia (depending on the number of participants). Also we will have available shamanic plants, plantas maestras, which enhance dream intensity and visionary and sensory perception, such as Guayusa and Ajo Sacha.
This workshop-retreat is also a journey of self-exploration through the medium of Art and Ayahuasca, with guidance from Pablo Amaringo and our Maestro Shamans.
Click to view Pablo's Video Invitation to this workshop.
PABLO ‘S WORDS ON THIS WORKSHOP - (transcribed from Video)
“Its a good idea because people would see something of Mishana as well as what lies ahead in their lives. In fact through drawing they can learn so much more from drinking the ayahuasca. It will help them to understand their environment and value it more, wherever they live”.
To learn to care for and respect plants, to look after the rivers, the water ..... as well as their homes and family. ... we should value animals too. For me as an artist, my concentration in the Amazon is of great value because the truth is, without plants and animals, we couldn't live”.
Question: "so its an invitation to anyone?"
So the invitation is for everyone who wants to appreciate more and know... in this case to learn how to learn.
Question: "how could the workshop help people in their creative process"?
“Ayahuasca teaches when people start to see colours and forms...... the motifs and composition of a plant, an animal or a person ..... or elements like the clouds...... they can learn to see the molecules of ayahuasca which themselves are based on colours”.
“When I do this work myself, I realise that every plant has leaves but they're all different.... each one a style of its own, they can never be the same, nature is full of wisdom! Its divine, the roots too are all different, branches, flowers. That's how I learned to paint - from nature - I never learned from books or teachers.... nature gives the structure”.
Pablo’s paintings represent a reliable testimony to how the indigenous people of the Amazon live in constant awareness of spiritual realms.
The Shipibo for example, have a strong presence in the region where Pablo lives and are one of the largest indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon having their own language, traditions and culture. Today they number about 20,000 and live in communities along the Ucayali River and around Yarinacocha, an oxbow lake near Pucullpa.
The Shipibo world is under laid by intricate geometric patterns of great complexity and is displayed in their art. This concept of an all pervading magical reality challenges the Western linguistic heritage and rational mind. The patterns are an expression of the oneness of creation, the inter-changeability of light and sound, the union or fusion of perceived opposites. It is an ongoing dialogue or communion with the spiritual world and powers of the Rainforest. The visionary art of the Shipibo brings this paradigm into a physical form.
Pablo's painting classes are a creative form of entertainment. Like story telling, they bring Amazonian legends and fairy tales to life. These consider cosmic questions such as the origins of human consciousness and the power of the imagination. Many legends speak of a 'time of the ancestors' when humans regularly communicated with the spirits, and sensed and moved like animals and birds with whom they could converse. This era occurred before the rational mind separated us from the mysteries of the cosmos, a loss sorely lamented to this day but which - thanks to Ayahuasca - can be reversed. These are some of the themes of Pablo's Amazonian School of Painting.
Mishana Private Retreat Centre
This programme will take place in the Mishana Private Retreat Centre. We have 57 Hectares (140 acres) of land with a lodge in the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve in the department of Loreto, Peru. Our lodge is located directly on the river, which is part of the 58,070 hectare nature reserve.
Due to a combination of geological factors and diverse soil types, the reserve supports a unique community of plant and animal species. It is the ‘jewel’ in the crown for bird watchers and contains dozens of species, which are unique to this area. The Reserve contains one of the highest biodiversities known in the Amazon basin. Our Lodge is located directly on the Rio Nanay, a tributary of the Amazon River. The mild acidity of its black waters are not popular with mosquito larvae and this means there are virtually no mosquitoes.
The journey to our lodge from Iquitos takes two hours in our power boat. We are situated in-between two bends of the river giving an amazing panoramic view. The boat is always available so trips can be made to some interesting, and extraordinarily beautiful places along the river.
We work with maestro Shipibo shamans Benjamin Ochavano, Enrique Lopez, and Leoncio Garcia. We will work with two of the shamans listed above on this programme.
Included in the program are individual personal healing or consultative sessions with our shamans, based upon your personal needs. The maestros will also provide teachings about the fascinating medicinal and psycho-spiritual properties of the local plants.
http://www.shamanism.co.uk
The Visionary Art Workshop with Pablo Amaringo is a post event workshop of the 5th International Amazonian Shamanism Conference: July 11th - 18th 2009.
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