A biomorphic, totemic, iconic meditation-piece in acrylic on linen.
Mandala (Totem), 1973-74

Acrylic on linen, 12" x 12" (id#25)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A biomorphic, totemic, iconic meditation-piece in acrylic on linen.
Earth Mandala, 1974-75

Acrylic on linen, 16" x 16" (id#26)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A biomorphic, totemic, iconic meditation-piece in acrylic on linen.
Mandala (Wood-Star-Lotus), 1974-75

Acrylic on linen, 18" x 18" (id#27)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A biomorphic, totemic, iconic meditation-piece in acrylic on linen.
Mandala of the One Thousand Petals, 1976

Acrylic on linen, 30" x 30" (id#29)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A biomorphic, totemic, iconic cellular fantasy in acrylic on board.
Microbe, 1975

Acrylic on board, 10 1/2" x 7 3/4" (id#43)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A biomorphic, totemic, iconic cellular fantasy in acrylic on board.
Life Form (Ancestral Portrait), 1975

Acrylic on board, 12" x 8 5/8" (id#41)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A biomorphic, totemic, iconic cellular fantasy in acrylic on board.
Cross-Section, 1975

Acrylic on board, 11 1/4" x 8" (id#42)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A biomorphic, totemic, iconic meditation-piece in acrylic on a cork bulletin board.
Bulletin, 1973

Acrylic on bulletin board, 24" x 18" (id#23)

Original acrylic painting, on a real bulletin board that once hung in a Columbia College dormitory.

Reproductions may be available.
A biomorphic, totemic, iconic meditation-piece in acrylic on canvas.
Burgeoning (Source), 1973

Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18" (id#24)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A biomorphic, totemic, iconic meditation-piece in acrylic on canvas.
Mandala (Dark Star), 1976

Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24" (id#31)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A biomorphic, totemic, iconic meditation-piece in acrylic on canvas.
Mandala (Radiance), 1976

Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24" (id#32)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A geometric, totemic, iconic meditation-piece in acrylic on board.
Hex Mandala, ca. 1977

Acrylic on board, 17" x 14 3/4"

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.
A subatomic fantasy in spray enamel on paper.
Fusion Soup, ca. 1990

Spray enamel on paper, 38" x 44" (id#430)

Original acrylic painting.
Reproductions may be available.

With this painting I tried to evoke something like the energy fields existing within atoms or stars, with an image more diffuse than the rather precise mandalas.
Suspended wooden sculpture inspired by the structure of DNA.
Double Helix, 1991-92

Wood, acrylic paint, thread, glue, wire, 43" x 6 5/8" x 4 1/2" ca. (id#431)

Original hanging sculpture, unique piece.
Part of a series of wooden sculptures involving the spiral.

Collection of Stefania Levi.

Suspended wooden sculpture inspired by the structure of DNA.
Double Helix, 1991-92 (detail)

Wood, acrylic paint, thread, glue, wire, 43" x 6 5/8" x 4 1/2" ca. (id#431)

Original hanging sculpture, unique piece.
Part of a series of wooden sculptures involving the spiral.

Collection of Stefania Levi.

A long, horizontal painting of a featureless, red-desert-like landscape with a somber sky.

Landscape, 1973


Oil on Masonite, 3 7/8" x 12", mounted on plywood, 6 1/8" x 13 1/2".

Painting, Mostly


The paintings are mostly from the 1970s, and use acrylic paint on canvas, bed linen, mounting board, or bulletin board. The sculpture, thematically, fits perfectly here.  For additional commentary, see the essays and artist's statements that regard this work:  "Mandalas by Allen Schill - a brief statement and a long essay", and "Artist's Statement for the Nicholas Roerich Museum Exhibition".

© Copyright Allen Schill

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