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DaveWhitlam — Funeral for the Ancestors
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For some unknown reason the phrase "Hypostasis of the Archons" came to mind. Now I just have to remember what it means . . .
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It has been found from the word : "AWAY "
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Every couple years I re-read Jung's "Memories, Dreams & Reflections", just to remind myself of his ideas. Your work seems to have a universal appeal, even though many of the themes are about death or sadness. I guess we all experience those emotions, hence the recognition and common appeal.
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I love the textures and colors in this. Beautiful piece!
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This is my current background for my computer screen right now^^
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Nice concept, and nice piece.
the notion of a collective subconscious is not such a pretentious one. I've actually been thinking about it myself recently. Kant says that with the sensation of the beautiful there are certain images or things that we can experience in nature that bring forth this feeling with a universal nature. Words like (a birds) nest bring up certain images or feelings that we all have in common. Hegel argues that once the mind understands the way that the mind itself works that there are defiantly certain 'inter-subjective' truths that characteristically belong to being human. inter-subjective in the sense that it does not concern itself with the the object or objective, but the sensation that we subjectively feel towards something that we can not feel unless we in some way believe any other human capable of such feelings.
In that sense channeling certain things through a subconscious level just means your acting as a receptor to all the things that are happening and have happened before. Whats nice about that is that it means there is some kind of unity amongst people.
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I agree, I'm all for the idea of unity, and finding common traits between different races and cultures. In some ways I think I'm trying to assimilate as many different mythologies and styles as I can in my work - in an attempt to create a truly post-modern melting-pot that's neither old-fashioned nor modern, to create something that's original and unique to me, yet somehow still recognisable and universal. I'm not sure how far I believe in a pre-programmed collective subconscious, but I do think think that the conscious mind feeds into the subconscious, and as we all live within the same dream, it's almost a form of arrogance to claim ownership of one's own imagination.
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Well the other side of it, in my opinion, is that despite the unity, there is still very strong individualism within humans, and our personal perceptions and knowledge are what shape how we see the world around us. I think there is some kind of subconsciousness that is not pre-programmed like you say, but more organismic, and in that sense we all take from it and add too it.
Its like research they've done with crossword puzzles, people solve puzzles faster that thousands of other people have done before them than they do new ones. which also seems to explain to me why similar technological advances happen seemingly simultaneously in different parts of the world, and the same goes for art. Movements rarely happen through individuals, but more often through small groups of artists who seem attuned, almost on the same wavelength you might say. That is accept for the individual genius who is hundreds of years before his time.
Anyways I really respect that you think about these things in your art, its almost as if you need a certain conscious level in order to tap in to that subconscious.
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Thanks. They make me think of stone circles - which I suppose were just phallic symbols representing fertility for cultures that relied on a good harvest for their survival. Infact, I think church spires are probably phallic symbols as well - and totem poles. This is what I mean about universal themes that occur in all cultures. Apparently even the humble garden gnome is a phallic fertility symbol, intended to make the garden grow better (I saw a programme about it once - those pointy red hats are essentially just male members - fascinating!)
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Never knew that about garden gnomes. LOL!
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This is beautifully executed! Thanks for sharing!
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Very very cool indeed....
I love the style!!
Nothing pretentious in that at all...It's a very interesting idea, one to ponder...
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