Mythopoetic

Manifesto for a reenchantment of the world

A very long time ago, the world was an enchanted place.

 

Lakes and rivers were inhabited by nymphs, plants and animals were magical and numinous; men accepted their role as part of the cosmos, submitting to the divine forces.

To them, nothing could have been seen like a material pile of cells.

Nothing was meaningless since everything was, had a reason to be, and was part of a greater order. The link to the divine was but as visible as the stars in the sky. Stories were passed from generations to generations for thousands of years. Tales of gods disguised as animals, tales of divine lineages and of heroes rising, of sacrifices and of fulfilled destinies.

These legends passed and slowly began to disappear. They were shackled in books and became mere stories, their truths evaporated as did the ones understanding them, until they became nothing more than children’s fairy tales.

 

It is about time to awaken and to re-enchant the world.

For the world still is mytho-poetic, for those who seek to see it.

practically

Mythopoetic is an international online platform which tends to connect artists coming from all over Europe as well as to promote their artworks on mythical and imaginative subjects.

 

It aims to enhance the role of artists in society as well as to market their productions in an ethical manner, hence offering them the possibility of making a living from their art.

 

In order to support its international dimension, the platform exists in three languages (English, French and German).

Mythopoetic
Mythopoetic

philosophically

The word mythopoetic can be brought close to the term mythopoeia, which describes the creation of myths and legends.

 

The proper function of myth is to express the essence and meaning of the world and of the human existence. Through myth, the world allows itself to be grasped as a perceptible cosmos of divine order.

 

The mythopoetic mind of our ancestors saw the world as laden with symbols and meaning, and it is through this perception that myths have arisen and have been transmitted since the dawn of time.

 

In order to rediscover and transmit this mythopoetic view, art imposes itself as the most direct medium, as it allows the transmission of ideas through a non-verbal and universal language, as well as relies on the use of symbols for transposing metaphysical principles and concepts into form and representation.

 

Because art is polymorphic in essence, each original artwork presented on Mythopoetic is accompanied by a text supporting its meaning, which has been written either by the artist who created the artwork or extracted from classical poems and literature. 

Mythopoetic

Manifesto for a reenchantment of the world

A very long time ago, the world was an enchanted place.

 

Lakes and rivers were inhabited by nymphs, plants and animals were magical and numinous; men accepted their role as part of the cosmos, submitting to the divine forces.

To them, nothing could have been seen like a material pile of cells.

Nothing was meaningless since everything was, had a reason to be, and was part of a greater order. The link to the divine was but as visible as the stars in the sky. Stories were passed from generations to generations for thousands of years. Tales of gods disguised as animals, tales of divine lineages and of heroes rising, of sacrifices and of fulfilled destinies.

These legends passed and slowly began to disappear. They were shackled in books and became mere stories, their truths evaporated as did the ones understanding them, until they became nothing more than children’s fairy tales.

 

It is about time to awaken and to re-enchant the world.

For the world still is mytho-poetic, for those who seek to see it.

Mythopoetic

practically

Mythopoetic is an international online platform which tends to connect artists coming from all over Europe as well as to promote their artworks on mythical and imaginative subjects.

It aims to enhance the role of artists in society as well as to market their productions in an ethical manner, hence offering them the possibility of making a living from their art.

In order to support its international dimension, the platform exists in three languages (English, French and German).

Mythopoetic

philosophically

The word mythopoetic can be brought close to the term mythopoeia, which describes the creation of myths and legends.

 

The proper function of myth is to express the essence and meaning of the world and of the human existence. Through myth, the world allows itself to be grasped as a perceptible cosmos of divine order.

 

The mythopoetic mind of our ancestors saw the world as laden with symbols and meaning, and it is through this perception that myths have arisen and have been transmitted since the dawn of time.

 

In order to rediscover and transmit this mythopoetic view, art imposes itself as the most direct medium, as it allows the transmission of ideas through a non-verbal and universal language, as well as relies on the use of symbols for transposing metaphysical principles and concepts into form and representation.

 

Because art is polymorphic in essence, each original artwork presented on Mythopoetic is accompanied by a text supporting its meaning, which has been written either by the artist who created the artwork or extracted from classical poems and literature. 

Manifesto for a reenchantment of the world

A very long time ago, the world was an enchanted place.

 

Lakes and rivers were inhabited by nymphs, plants and animals were magical and numinous; men accepted their role as part of the cosmos, submitting to the divine forces.

To them, nothing could have been seen like a material pile of cells.

Nothing was meaningless since everything was, had a reason to be, and was part of a greater order. The link to the divine was but as visible as the stars in the sky. Stories were passed from generations to generations for thousands of years. Tales of gods disguised as animals, tales of divine lineages and of heroes rising, of sacrifices and of fulfilled destinies.

These legends passed and slowly began to disappear. They were shackled in books and became mere stories, their truths evaporated as did the ones understanding them, until they became nothing more than children’s fairy tales.

 

It is about time to awaken and to re-enchant the world.

For the world still is mytho-poetic, for those who seek to see it.

Mythopoetic

practically

Mythopoetic is an international online platform which tends to connect artists coming from all over Europe as well as to promote their artworks on mythical and imaginative subjects.

 

It aims to enhance the role of artists in society as well as to market their productions in an ethical manner, hence offering them the possibility of making a living from their art.

 

In order to support its international dimension, the platform exists in three languages (English, French and German).

Mythopoetic
Mythopoetic

philosophically

The word mythopoetic can be brought close to the term mythopoeia, which describes the creation of myths and legends.

 

The proper function of myth is to express the essence and meaning of the world and of the human existence. Through myth, the world allows itself to be grasped as a perceptible cosmos of divine order.

 

The mythopoetic mind of our ancestors saw the world as laden with symbols and meaning, and it is through this perception that myths have arisen and have been transmitted since the dawn of time.

 

In order to rediscover and transmit this mythopoetic view, art imposes itself as the most direct medium, as it allows the transmission of ideas through a non-verbal and universal language, as well as relies on the use of symbols for transposing metaphysical principles and concepts into form and representation.

 

Because art is polymorphic in essence, each original artwork presented on Mythopoetic is accompanied by a text supporting its meaning, which has been written either by the artist who created the artwork or extracted from classical poems and literature.