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Paintings and Poetry

By D. Harald Alke, Tobias O. R. Alke

Paintings and Poetry gathers the artistic side of the Kyborg Institute: colourful, often abstract pictures by D. Harald Alke (one by Verena Alke) and poems by Harald and Tobias O. R. Alke from several decades. The works want to take effect, not to be explained.

Photo “Lightning & Thunder, Quiberon”: a manor house at night under a violet sky with lightning over a field Lightning & Thunder, Quiberon

Abstract painting “Dreams” by Verena Alke: flowing organic forms in brown, pink and green Dreams (Verena Alke)

Painting “Egyptian Geese”: two Egyptian-stylised geese in profile with colourful wings on a black ground Egyptian Geese

Painting “Gong, in colour”: a large round gong on a stand with Chinese characters, two singing bowls in front Gong, in colour

The new 4 commandments

D. Harald Alke wrote this text down as a channelled message (an expressly personal, spiritual experience):

Contact with God, the Almighty — On this morning a strong energy builds up. Inwardly I call upon God and try to release myself from old burdens and my karma. A mighty voice answers within me: “Yes, my son, I free you from all burdens.” Then came the commandments:

Purity of the soul is the 1st commandment. Love for one’s neighbour is the 2nd commandment. Mercy to the evil is the 3rd commandment. Righteousness on earth and in heaven is the 4th commandment.

Abstract painting “Embryo”: a pink-red, embryo-like form on a swirling blue-violet ground in a gold frame Embryo

Abstract painting “Centre of Power”: coloured arcs converging into a gold-green centre Centre of Power

Abstract painting “Uterus”: a turquoise-blue swirl form surrounded by red and orange rays Uterus

Abstract painting “Solaris”: a concentric pink-yellow sun form on a blue swirling ground Solaris

Poems (D. Harald Alke)

You left, and it grew dark (1974) You left, and it grew dark, / perhaps it was not because of you, and yet – / when I came home without you / it WAS dark, / perhaps it was not because of you, / or was it?

You said: I am coming! (1983) You said: I am coming! / You did not come. Not yet. / My thoughts are waiting for you. / My thoughts accompany your way … / My thoughts are still waiting…

A black feather lay upon my heart (1985) A black feather lay upon my heart… / And my heart wept for the condor, / for behold, he came too close to the sun and perished. / … And behold, a proud raven rested at my side / and warmed himself at my heartbeat. / … Yet you are born of the north wind, / and Odin may know you better than Hugin and Munin.

Abstract painting “Time & Space”: curved blue and black bands with a yellow-red sun, black frame Time & Space

Abstract painting “Red Cotyledon”: marbled, swirling areas of colour in green, pink and red with eye-like spirals Red Cotyledon

An agate crystal slice with brown-cream concentric bands against a green background Agate Crystal Slice

Painting “Medicine Man”: a stylised face with blue eyes made of turquoise and yellow brushstrokes on a black ground Medicine Man

Abstract painting “Blue Fern”: green fern-like arcs, a red disc and blue waves, wooden frame Blue Fern

Abstract painting “Ghost”: broad, colourful brushstrokes in turquoise, red, blue and white, silver frame Ghost

Painting “Flower of Life”: a stylised flower with a sun, zigzag lines and blue waves on a white ground Flower of Life

Abstract painting “Dark Red Rose”: a dark red rose form amid green and brown brushstrokes, gold frame Dark Red Rose

Painting “Farm”: a colourful half-timbered farmhouse in blue, red and violet under a blue sky Farm

Since we often meet each other (1988) Since we often meet each other / in this and in other lives, / from our stirring there grows / a constant blessing, constant happiness!

You are the sun (1988, for Verena) You are the sun / and I am your ray. / I am the lightning / and you are the valley. / … I am the storm / and you my poem!

Hymn to the sun (1988, for Verena) You, my beloved, are my sun. / And I am the moon. / The gleam in my eyes / is the reflection of your light … / and I await the day / when the light of your love shines on me again!

Poplar grove (1988) Your outer branches withstand the storm / and are kissed by the sun, / fragile and powerless the inner ones, far from the sun. / … when I hung up, she had sunk away, / perhaps it was not because of you, and yet…

Painting “Callah”: stylised calla blossoms in green and pink on a blue-green ground, gold frame Callah

Abstract painting “Blossoming Pineapple”: rising green, white and red brushstrokes like a fountain Blossoming Pineapple

Painting “The Raven”: a stylised raven’s head in dark red and brown with a red blossom form on a white ground The Raven

Painting “Water Lilies Relief”: two orange-red blossoms on green stems against a blue swirling ground Water Lilies Relief

Abstract painting “Primal Form of Life”: blue, cloud-like swirls with rays on a yellow ground, black frame Primal Form of Life

Poems (Tobias O. R. Alke)

Being When life plays a trick on us, / we seem to lose every foothold, / yet these moments strengthen us, / let us grow and grant us unimaginable freedoms … / This lets us recognise our true nature … BEING. (Sat Nam)

The star in the sky The sun is a star in the sky. / It radiates warmth and light into the universe … / It is a call of love to all beings of this world, / to turn towards the light / and to kindle your own flame.

Fire of the eyes When the sun rises in the sky / and its rays flood the world, / they resemble the fire in your eyes. / The world transforms into a blossoming meadow.

The Essence (2004) Often things seem other than they really are! / And only when one summons the patience / and takes these things to heart / can one look behind their façades / and recognise their true nature.

The Awakening (2012) Yin and Yang are like fire and water, / they need each other as life needs love … / When your gaze crosses mine, / these opposites merge. / A star is born … The birth of a universe.

Warmly, Tobias

Frequently asked questions

Who created the works? The paintings are mostly by D. Harald Alke (one by Verena Alke); the poems by Harald and Tobias O. R. Alke.

Are they representational or abstract pictures? Mostly abstract and richly coloured – some with recognisable motifs (geese, raven, farmhouse, blossoms).

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The works render a personal, artistic and worldview-based view – not a medical treatment and not a physically proven effect.