It is amazing what we learn about
ourselves when we study Visual Arts. I began my practice with no idea of what I
could achieve. I knew I liked intricate pattern and I began there, since my major
visual stimulus as a child has been the intricate patterns of Indonesian
carving and batik. As a small child I loved looking at patterns and shape. From
that understanding I learned about Op Art, and through societal context, Jung
and Freud. My journey evolved into esoteric as visuals. The more we think we
know about the nature of the universe, the more we realize we know very little.
Yet most ancient cultures seem to
understand the interconnected cyclical nature of life as defined by the Ouroboros.
From optical illusions and pattern,
I looked at different knots depicting esoterics from many different cultures
such as Chinese and Celtic. All are visually similar, and represent cycles of
life and continuity. The knots and other representations that are included in
the arts of various world cultures, include the flower of life, the ouroboros
and the infinity symbol.
A major inspirational artist has
been Indonesian artist Haryadi Suadi. His style and subject matter relate to
myself as a young Indonesian man on my own spiritual journey. Haryadi Suadi
uses religion, and multi ethnic cultural representations in an artistic mix of printed
and painted visuals that have an underlying depth of spirituality. The work of
Hundertwassert, who demonstrated the cyclical nature of life in his spiral
works also, has been a great influence. His and Alex Greys works encouraged me
to consider the spectrum and employ color in my work. Media I have explored include
oils, waxes, acrylics, fluorescence, and printmaking. Life itself is more
difficult to explain than any other thing in the universe, yet it is somehow
comforting to know that his cyclical nature of everything transcends all our
problems and worries.
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