Welcome to the New Odyssey Art website the online gallery for the work of Kurt
Whelan. The pictures displayed here are the result of a life-long fascination
with the art and myths of the ancient cultures of Mexico and Central America.
The gods, symbols, myths and beliefs of the people of Mesoamerica depicted in
their temples, palaces, sculptures, mosaics, murals, painted ceramics and
screen-fold books. A re-imagined interpretation of images inspired by the
ancient Aztecs, Toltecs, Mixtecs and Maya.
Worldwide sales so far include Europe, the United States, Canada, Mexico,
Scandanavia, Australia and featured in a popular science publication of Brazil.
These images are available for sale as high quality art prints with optional
mounts and frames. These sales are handled by zazzle.com Just click on the picture which interests you and you will open its page with a
larger image. From there you can follow the link to make a purchase from a new
page in the zazzle.com website.
Navigation around this website is extremely simple and intuitive. Clicking the
logo at the top of any page will return you to this home page.
This website was last updated May 2009
For many years a graphic designer and even more years an artist experimenting
with painting, sculpture, mosaic and photography. Advances in computer
technology have resulted in the combination of these artistic media through the
infinitely versatile medium of digital art software.
A life-long love of art, from the first cave paintings to present day but with a
special interest in the disturbing beauty of the images created in ancient
Mexico and Central America. The Aztecs and the Maya - their ancestors and
contemporaries the Toltecs, Zapotecs, Mixtecs and Olmecs and many far older
cultures. Ancient civilizations each with a unique artistic style but with
threads linking to each other and to a distant past. The images of ancient art
which I have created are a personal interpretation and are not intended to
represent an archaeological reconstruction though I have attempted to remain
true to the original work whenever possible. This fascination for ancient
Mesoamerican art has taken me to Mexico several times.
© Kurt Whelan 2009
