Oscar Casares - Astrological Profile

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DOB: December 8 - Sagitarius
Oscar Casares has a natural ability as a counselor and healer. He is an excellent listener, compassionate and understanding. Oscar is able both to sympathize and empathize with a person's dilemma. His challenge as a counselor is to be adequately educated so that he can do more than provide a sympathetic ear or shoulder. Oscar is generous and very forgiving. He is patient, warm, and sympathetic, sometimes to the point of sentimentality. He has a remarkable intuition and derives sensual gratification from engaging in social interaction, by loving all social aspects of life...

Oscar Casares - Writer of Dreams

Besides painting and work as costume designer, Oscar also enjoys writing: Research based on symbols, history of art and artistic techniques; scripts giving life to characters who inhabit the imaginary and history - Ex: "The Fairies", 1999 our in 2001 “In Memory of Women of the Royal House of Braganza”; books that approach the art to children, such as "Diary of One Dream", 2005; fantasy stories which subsequently have been adapted to plays - "The Orn Prince/The Three Insignias", 2006; detailed reflexion defense of his paintings:"Slve Regina" and "VIRTUES OF THE SOUL AS ECLIPSED BY THE DIVA MADONNA" are some of the latest examples.

Madonna source of inspiration

In the paintig, Madonna is love, grace and delight; she is mystifying the marvellous glory of passion in paramount service of her ideal: eternal youth, beauty and spirituality.

God the Creator selects Madonna as the source of the painter’s inspiration. The painter becomes the procreator.

Erna Kaluza said: “VIRTUES OF THE SOUL AS ECLIPSED BY THE DIVA MADONNA is another great painting by the very talented Portugese artist Oscar Casares..."

Non-profit organization

A percentage of the sale/auction of this painting will go to support a registered non-profit organization.

The paintig will be put on sale either directly or by auction.

Oscar has always believed in giving back to society. In the past he has contributed monies from his artwork to charitable organizations. He choose the organization based on the theme of the work.

Madonna as portrayed on the canvas is an allusion to Venus and Psyche

Throughout time, the painters who marked the History of Art developed themes dominated by mythological symbolism and were influenced, according to Freud’s theories, by dreams of surreal images that reveal our capacity to interpret experiences with the unconscious.

Madonna as portrayed on the canvas is an allusion to Venus and Psyche. In this painting it is easy to see the merging of both these allegoric figures, especially of the latter. Psyche: Greek word signifying soul.

Oscar Casares Astronomy and Kabbalah

Oscar Casares enriches his inspiration studying Astronomy and Kabbalah to understand Madonna's Spirituality.

Astronomy is a science that studies planets, stars, satellites, comets, solar systems, constellations, and nebulae. It also discovers and names new astros. Astronomy studies the movement of celestial bodies, their composition and distances between them.Undertones of Kabbalah. Kabbalah -- (קבלה QBLH) Hebrew for “that which is received” or “oral tradition” -- is not a religion or a cult; it is a body of mystical teachings based on the Torah, the Jewish scriptures. Kabbalah is an attempt to understand God through studying the scriptures, kabbalistic writings, and meditation. Also, by learning and acting in accordance to kabbalistic teachings, its followers believe they will improve their lives and achieve fulfilment for themselves and humanity as a whole. Through good deeds kabbalists can heal themselves and eventually the world.Like most mystical traditions, Kabbalah has a strong symbology leaning. The Sephirothic Tree, a tree composed of ten circles, signifies the thirty-two paths of wisdom. It is also believed to be a graphic representation of how the universe began. A red string bracelet, Hamsa, is worn for protection against the evil eye to prevent misfortune and to bring good luck and positive energy. It is believed that if one winds a red string seven times around Rachel’s tomb in Israel, it will be endowed with mystical powers.

Oscar Casares Distinctions

His Holiness Pope John Paul II
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
HH. RR. Highness' Princes of Portugal and Dukes of Braganza
Monsignor Canon Eduardo Melo
European Community
European Heritage Days
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Actress Nicole Kidman
Pepa Carrillo -Association of Textile Creators in Madrid
Erna Kaluza - Paramount Studio in New York

Oscar Casares "The Sower of Stars"

Oscar Casares is called "The Sower of Stars"
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Madonna painted by Oscar Casares - A Global Phenomenon

Around the world are talking about Madonna painted by Oscar Casares for the Florence Biennale:

Australia, Africa, Brazil, China, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, USA, UK...

New detail of the painting "Madonna" by Oscar Casares for the Florece Biennale 2009

VIRTUES OF THE SOUL AS ECLIPSED BY THE DIVA MADONNA (detail)

"The sweetness of the tiger’s look is almost human, “Whoever looks only at a star in the heavens will forever keep it - Because you will never be mine I have you forever."