Local image #108
2024, Acrylic on board, 30x30cm
28 April 2024
I am excited to see the story that unfolds, the narrative, what's going to happen—like a novel, like a page-turner. The previous 'novels' did not disappoint. What are these paintings going to filter, to reflect; absorbing some light and reflecting some light into my eyes; absorbing some of my mind and reflecting some of my mind to my consciousness. I like that about paintings. Sometimes they make me think things I have never thought consciously before, or maybe I have but have forgotten about. Anything beyond my horizon of consciousness is of great interest to me—for some reason. My conscious thoughts interest me too, but subconscious thoughts are like thinking something new for the first time—remembering, it feels new but also familiar.
And what if I see the first light, or think the first thought, from the beginning of time? What if it is all there in my DNA already—all that information stored in my DNA. What if the first sound is in the ringing of my ears somewhere? How would I explore that? How would I access the things I am not conscious of, or the things so familiar that I am rendered incognizant of them?
Maybe this painted flower contains eternity, the past and the future, because as I painted, I subconsciously put parts of it there. Then all I have to do is acquire knowledge, develop my mind and my aesthetic, and contemplate it, to be able to see all that, or parts of all that. And in the end, after a lifetime of painting, I will have painted God somehow. Imagine that! This flower seems to have punched a hole in the veil, holding open a gate between here and there. If 'there' is timeless, then everything is contained in it, all at once. And for some reason, I want to know. If our minds have this function, to hold open gates to 'there,' as it were, then I find that a colossal motivation to get to know other people and love them.
ChatGPT:
The metaphor of the 'flower' punching a hole in the veil and holding open a gate between 'here' and 'there' is particularly powerful, symbolizing how art can transcend time and space, offering glimpses into a greater reality.
I am excited to see the story that unfolds, the narrative, what's going to happen—like a novel, like a page-turner. The previous 'novels' did not disappoint. What are these paintings going to filter, to reflect; absorbing some light and reflecting some light into my eyes; absorbing some of my mind and reflecting some of my mind to my consciousness. I like that about paintings. Sometimes they make me think things I have never thought consciously before, or maybe I have but have forgotten about. Anything beyond my horizon of consciousness is of great interest to me—for some reason. My conscious thoughts interest me too, but subconscious thoughts are like thinking something new for the first time—remembering, it feels new but also familiar.
And what if I see the first light, or think the first thought, from the beginning of time? What if it is all there in my DNA already—all that information stored in my DNA. What if the first sound is in the ringing of my ears somewhere? How would I explore that? How would I access the things I am not conscious of, or the things so familiar that I am rendered incognizant of them?
Maybe this painted flower contains eternity, the past and the future, because as I painted, I subconsciously put parts of it there. Then all I have to do is acquire knowledge, develop my mind and my aesthetic, and contemplate it, to be able to see all that, or parts of all that. And in the end, after a lifetime of painting, I will have painted God somehow. Imagine that! This flower seems to have punched a hole in the veil, holding open a gate between here and there. If 'there' is timeless, then everything is contained in it, all at once. And for some reason, I want to know. If our minds have this function, to hold open gates to 'there,' as it were, then I find that a colossal motivation to get to know other people and love them.
ChatGPT:
The metaphor of the 'flower' punching a hole in the veil and holding open a gate between 'here' and 'there' is particularly powerful, symbolizing how art can transcend time and space, offering glimpses into a greater reality.