I wonder at having produced another painting despite being critical of anomalies within it. So now i wonder what can be said of relevance to how it came to be, inspiration or lack of, or the context it came out of, which requires other images besides the words to describe properly.
It's not as if i'm on a roll, in any sense of the word, quite otherwise. Zero inspiration which was barely bearable and i had to do something about it. Find a visual clue, an image to contemplate, something to express a contrast to the apparent current chaos prevalent in the world, and hopefully without being predictable.
There are some experimental photos i took for a blog post titled: 'A Global Spring', May 1st. 2014. To refer to the article and see a few of the photos, type that title into the search box at top left corner of the blog.
A rainbow spectrum tinted dark glass globe, carefully placed in positions relative to an overhanging cherry tree in full blossom, in a so called 'Peace park' that's never used for peace in any practical or productive sense. Ever closer zoom shots of blossom reflected in the rainbow sphere. Being the most succinct image of peace i could imagine and improvise in the moment.
Choosing a suitable photo and zooming in, as if approaching some exotic planetary sphere, in depth beyond curved confines, into an unfamiliar world of semi-abstraction bathed in blended bands of rainbow blossom.
Admittedly complex and confusing to simplify and transfer on to a canvas. Fine in a photo but challenging to make a painting from it that works. So to focus on a portion of it enlarged on the screen thereby losing some focus in the process, but getting enough on the canvas to gradually shift from the back and forth to the painting having a life in itself.
Cherry Blossom. Click to enlarge.
Even so, it's difficult to duplicate such a profusion of enlarged and out of focus blossoms. With precise but arbitrary colours being the only indication of light on form. Becoming so laborious i had to let it be unresolvable for a while, daunted, distracted as i was by looming dealings with doctors and dentist, toxic chemtrail shocks, the populace oblivious, and weary with wars in the world.
Yet i did return to the painting, making whatever subtle adjustments and modifications seemed possible for a semblance of resolution. Plus an updated and better photo as well as a completed description of the process so as to be worth sharing.
With this addition, i mean, where on earth is the collective vision of a world at peace with itself ? Yes it's such an innocent question that it's considered too absurd to even imagine asking. So, being 'mature' and 'educated' we don't even imagine such things, remaining preoccupied and coping with the long buried wound of its absence. Which is why i posit such a naive, taboo but otherwise valid question.
Where is the collective life affirming vision ? Where is the collective good news ? The same goes for beauty, truth, honesty, integrity etc. When it's vision that counts, a positive sane project for our communication technology, creative education, art and music. Imagine everyone asking where is the vision ? The one whereby everyone is liberated and benefits, and not just the few, who then put limitation on everyone else. If it's not good for everybody then it's not good. Bypassing adversarial forces we have all the means to manifest if used correctly.
There is an indigenous native american saying: 'When there is no vision the people perish.'
Apparently we weren't listening. *
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Martin Rainbowmaker