So, I have decided to be a little light hearted for this post. I've decided to focus on love...yes love....the romantic kind. Valentine's Day is just around the corner!
I have uploaded a few paintings which I think would make great Valentine's Day presents. Why, because they are about love, some are a little sexy, a couple remind us of the Adam and Eve adventure. That story which is so often very simplistically interpreted eg: man was lead astray by a woman!
So let's begin:
Sending Love above, is my interpretation of love emmanating from a central force eg: heart! The heart is the tree-of-life, which is a symbol of life, itself signified by a pulse...heart! Love is pure, hence the white and pale tones of the tree and the emmanating light which cascades from it. In my mind, we have the capacity to conjure great feelings of love, and then send this love, as white light, out into the world or to the people we love. Our imaginations hold a force which extends beyond us.
Into My Galaxy Oil on linen 85 x 147 cm
Into My Galaxy...well what more can I say! When in love the 'galaxy' is just the two people who are in love. Their own world, where sparks fly, frisson seduces, time collapses and perfection reigns. Now, this painting, as it has been pointed out to me, can also be read as the moment of fertilization! Regular readers will know of my great interest in collapsing perspective. So, we have travelled from a galactic perspective to a very intimate internal one. The latter being the moment of life's first quiver, a culmination of an act of love.
Forever Connected Oil on linen 120 x 80 cm
Forever Connected is a painting which 'speaks' about the connections forged by shared stories across time and cultures. On a macro level we all share the same story...the one about how the universe/multiverse was created! Focusing in a little Forever Connected refers to the story of the burning bush and Moses. This story is shared by the three Abrahamaic religions, thus connecting Islam, Christianity and Judaism forever. And focusing n a littel more, the love of two people also forges a connection across time through children and other relationships...and this connection continues even in divorce and after death!
Compassion Oil on linen 100 x 100 cm
Compassion is a really beautiful painting! It is currently hanging in my sunroom and many people have commented on it. This painting was also selected for the Blake Prize Directors' Cut online exhibition. The paintings selected for this were shortlisted for finalist selection in the main Blake Prize, but did not quite make it. http://www.blakeprize.com.au/galleries/directors-cut
Two trees-of-life meet in a blaze of light, their branches connecting and embracing to form a circle, which seems to be many things at once...an opening to a portal, a crown, an embrace, a celestial entity.
Compassion is a very important ingredient in any relationship, whether it be between countries or individuals. This is the post where I write about my thoughts on compassion and Compassion http://kathrynbrimblecombeart.blogspot.com/2010/07/compassion.html
Remembering The reason Why Oil on linen 100 x 70 cm
Sometimes, in a relationship, one needs to remember why. Please check out my previous post HERE
In The Garden of Eden Oil on linen 50 x 94 cm
This is a painting not simply about Adam and Eve, but about men and women. please check out my previous post on this painting HERE
'She was not made out of his head to surpass him, nor from his feet to be trampled on, but from his side to be equal to him, and near his heart to be dear to him." [Jamieson-Fausset Brown Bible Commentary] Oil on linen 80 x 120 cm
The title of the painting above says it all really...don't you think?
Hot Gouache on paper 15 x 21 cm unframed
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NEXT EXHIBITION
QUIVER
17-29 April
Graydon Gallery
Cheers,
Kathryn
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1 comment:
“That story which is so often very simplistically interpreted eg: man was lead astray by a woman!”
You are correct. The main question was, “Don’t you want to be like one of us, knowing good and evil?”
“She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.”
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What did Adam say to Eve?
“Stand back Eve, I have no idea how big this thing is going to get.”
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