Paintings created in 1997.
In Quest of the Self (Triptych)
The work consists of three oil paintings, 65 × 54 cm each.
The work consists of three oil paintings, 65 × 54 cm each.
The paintings were inspired by a big dream I had many years ago and refers to the process of individuation that is the becoming one's true Self.
The first picture is titled Regresus (Latin "regress"). It depicts the process of getting back and down to the deep subconscious realms where one could confront their past and their basic instincts and unknown parts of the personality.
The second image is the Constitutio (Latin "constitution"). It shows the basic energetic structure of an entity (Ancestor) that appears in an egg-like shape having three levels. Such entities reside in the innermost spaces of the personality and keep secret knowledge.
The third picture is Progressus - Transcendentia (Latin "progress - transcendence"). It is metaphor of the reaching a new level of personal development, getting closer to ones Self, represented here with the getting to the other shore.
The general idea of the triptych is that a person needs to pass through a regressive stage in order to realize some basic principles that would later help them progress again.
The first picture is titled Regresus (Latin "regress"). It depicts the process of getting back and down to the deep subconscious realms where one could confront their past and their basic instincts and unknown parts of the personality.
The second image is the Constitutio (Latin "constitution"). It shows the basic energetic structure of an entity (Ancestor) that appears in an egg-like shape having three levels. Such entities reside in the innermost spaces of the personality and keep secret knowledge.
The third picture is Progressus - Transcendentia (Latin "progress - transcendence"). It is metaphor of the reaching a new level of personal development, getting closer to ones Self, represented here with the getting to the other shore.
The general idea of the triptych is that a person needs to pass through a regressive stage in order to realize some basic principles that would later help them progress again.
Alchemy (Triptych)
The work consists of three oil paintings, two 52 × 64 cm and one 64 × 52 cm.
The work consists of three oil paintings, two 52 × 64 cm and one 64 × 52 cm.
The paintings were inspired mostly by the writings of Carl G. Jung that explore the alchemy and its references to the process of individuation that is the becoming one's true Self.
The first picture is Dissociatio (Latin "dissociation") and is about that moment when the old personality so to say "darkens", the purpose and direction in life get lost, a feeling of pointlessness dominates the situation, all previous reference points disappear. So this is a kind of descending in the underworld.
The second image is Integratio (Latin "integration") and refers to the moment of transformation of the "black matter", in other words, the unconscious personal contents become conscious and are reintegrated into the personality.
The third picture is titled Statu Nascendi (Latin "in state of birth") is about the moment when the new Self is born.The process is visualized by small vermilion sparks (Latin "scintillae") on a deep green background that has the shape of a vegetative silhouette.
The first picture is Dissociatio (Latin "dissociation") and is about that moment when the old personality so to say "darkens", the purpose and direction in life get lost, a feeling of pointlessness dominates the situation, all previous reference points disappear. So this is a kind of descending in the underworld.
The second image is Integratio (Latin "integration") and refers to the moment of transformation of the "black matter", in other words, the unconscious personal contents become conscious and are reintegrated into the personality.
The third picture is titled Statu Nascendi (Latin "in state of birth") is about the moment when the new Self is born.The process is visualized by small vermilion sparks (Latin "scintillae") on a deep green background that has the shape of a vegetative silhouette.
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