Statement
Existence had its origin within the Spiritual Realm. To assert that Creation came into being of its own volition is to concurrently imply that Creation emerged out of a state of nothingness. Our universe had a distinct beginning. Consequently, the emergence of the Cosmos must be the result of an intervention from a source outside of our own physical universe. That which may exist outside of our own physical universe must necessarily be of a metaphysical nature. This leads to the conclusion that Reality must consist of two separate, but interrelated realms: The Physical and the Metaphysical. Furthermore, since it is evident that the physical universe could not have possibly self-created, the implication is that our physical universe is the result of an intervention by a Metaphysical Existent. Consequently, any and all questions pertaining to the origin and state of existence of our physical universe must be inextricably linked to the Metaphysical Realm.
Throughout the history of art, there have existed two prevailing ideologies. Raphael’s “The School Of Athens” perfectly reflects these two separate ideologies. In the center of Raphael’s composition stand the two classical philosophers of ancient Greece debating their divergent philosophies. Plato points upward, towards the heavens, while Aristotle directs our attention towards the earth. The Spiritual and the Earthly: The Temporal and the Eternal: The carnal and the divine. These are the central issues of Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy and these have been the central issues of art since the beginning of time. It is upon this premise that any and all debates concerning art must rest. For it is upon such a premise, of the dichotomy of the Earthly and the Spiritual that all art must ultimately revolve.
Throughout history and in all cultures and civilizations, art has reflected either the Earthly or the Spiritual. Specifically, in the art of painting, certain artists have attempted to address Spiritual issues and their interrelationship with the Physical, or Natural World. Caspar David Friedrich, Wassily Kandinsky and Mark Rothko were among such artists. All three of these artists were involved in exploratory aesthetic journeys. Such journeys attempted to discover answers relating to questions of origin and state of existence and they sought out such answers within the Spiritual Realm. It is within this tradition, of attempting to explore the Spiritual Realm that my work belongs. It is only through such exploration that answers to fundamental questions related to existence will be found.
Art is a vehicle of exploration. It has the capability of exploring the Spiritual andpossibly providing for us a greater understanding of our existence. If the only thing art teaches us is related to the world in which we are already aware of, it teaches us nothing. The artist must be capable of discovering aspects of Reality which others are not aware of. Consequently, the artist acts as an intermediary between humanity and the Spiritual.
Throughout the history of art, there have existed two prevailing ideologies. Raphael’s “The School Of Athens” perfectly reflects these two separate ideologies. In the center of Raphael’s composition stand the two classical philosophers of ancient Greece debating their divergent philosophies. Plato points upward, towards the heavens, while Aristotle directs our attention towards the earth. The Spiritual and the Earthly: The Temporal and the Eternal: The carnal and the divine. These are the central issues of Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy and these have been the central issues of art since the beginning of time. It is upon this premise that any and all debates concerning art must rest. For it is upon such a premise, of the dichotomy of the Earthly and the Spiritual that all art must ultimately revolve.
Throughout history and in all cultures and civilizations, art has reflected either the Earthly or the Spiritual. Specifically, in the art of painting, certain artists have attempted to address Spiritual issues and their interrelationship with the Physical, or Natural World. Caspar David Friedrich, Wassily Kandinsky and Mark Rothko were among such artists. All three of these artists were involved in exploratory aesthetic journeys. Such journeys attempted to discover answers relating to questions of origin and state of existence and they sought out such answers within the Spiritual Realm. It is within this tradition, of attempting to explore the Spiritual Realm that my work belongs. It is only through such exploration that answers to fundamental questions related to existence will be found.
Art is a vehicle of exploration. It has the capability of exploring the Spiritual andpossibly providing for us a greater understanding of our existence. If the only thing art teaches us is related to the world in which we are already aware of, it teaches us nothing. The artist must be capable of discovering aspects of Reality which others are not aware of. Consequently, the artist acts as an intermediary between humanity and the Spiritual.