04-11-19
ACM Image Identity Culture
I was very attracted to Hilma af Klints work. I had never heard of her prior to this exhibition but i was surprised to discover an artist who’s visual style predated artists like Kaddinsky who are known in the art world as for spiritual and geometric themed paintings. I found that many of my classmates considered the paintings lackluster and simple, as they only noticed squares and circles and thought, “this is art?’
I myself have always had an interest in spirituality and sacred geometry so i was amazed to see an artist visualize these concepts in a time where this sort of information was not commonly known.(they still are not, hence the common reaction from my peers). I have spent countless hours on youtube investigating geometric and mathematical sequences that reflect the laws of nature and a “forbidden knowledge” such as fibonacci and the 5 isometric shapes as representations of the 5 elements. I have also dove into lectures and videos of spirit channeling where a higher being will communicate with or through a vessel with the intent to heal and share higher knowledge.
I have attempted to use these concepts into my work especially in design, where simple shapes and placement abiding by sacred geometric laws make the compositions appealing and drawing to the eye without a clear reason as to why. In my fine art i try and depict my own interests of cartoons and other iconic imagery with underlying tones and themes of spirituality, without being explicit. My self portrait also relies heavily on these themes of spirituality and channeling the higher self. Where the ego, the vessel, and the spirit are 3 different entities but also part of my whole.(Mind, Body, Spirit or Father,Son, Holy Ghost).
I aim to continue research and implementation of these themes in my art as i feel i have a message to convey to the world based on truth and unity. However these topics are very intricate and difficult to master so i find myself still in the process each day getting better and wiser. Spirituality has always been the anchor in my artistic identity and i have faith that my art will inspire and teach generations after me, perhaps even after i am gone, similar to Hilma af Klint. Whose vision did not come into fruition long after her passing but still convey an impactful theme which is both endless and timeless.
“The harmony of the world is made manifest in Form and Number, and the heart and soul and all the poetry of Natural Philosophy are embodied in the concept of mathematical beauty.”
― D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
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