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| 60" x 60" acrylic on transparent acrylic panel over an assemblage of reclaimed wood, found objects, and glass laboratory slides |
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I am exploring mythic archetypes. For instance, this piece explores the metaphor of the tree that appears in creation myths.
The tree of knowledge or the tree of life ---a many-branched tree illustrating the idea that all life and knowledge on earth is related---has been used in science, religion, and, mythology.
This motif appears in the mythologies of the ancient Egyptians, Sumerians, Judeo-Christian, Celtic, Hindu, and Tao traditions.
In mythic traditions the tree of knowledge symbolizes the idea of dualism. The idea that reality requires there to be dark in order to experience light, hot requires cold, good/bad, etc. The ultimate duality is that death necessarily accompanies life.
For me the experience of this reality came at an early age with the loss of my sister. This work is about finding acceptance of this dualism as a natural part of life.
