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Collection of Avram Isaacs, Toronto
Private Collection, Pennsylvania

“When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, ‘I will return unto my house whence I came out.’ And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.” Luke 11:24-26 (KJV)

William Kurelek’s interest in interpreting biblical scripture in his works is messianic. His aim was to create such a strong spiritual force in his paintings that those who saw them would be converted. Seven Other Spirits Worse Than Himself is based on verses from the New Testament (Luke 11:24-26 and Matthew 12:43-45) that caution even the fully repentant to constant vigilance against the return of sin. He used the theme of a Canadian winter to replace the “dry places”, and a parade of dancing stick men to represent the “unclean spirits”. Kurelek’s intriguing, complex explorations of religious imagery are endlessly fascinating.

This painting is in the original frame made by Kurelek.

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