Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Do You Believe in a City of Gold?

Am I on a spirituality kick or what. This piece, which we will call the acronym DYBIACOG (whole title in title), was done over the weekend at Open Canvas and I am very pleased with it. I knew I wanted to do something that related to Pyramid and the spirituality connected with their purpose.

You can look at this piece a few ways. Do you believe in a life after death, as that is the purpose for building such extravagant tombs...Do you believe in a higher plane (of consciousness, of existence, of thought)? As the pharaohs believed they could be elevated to godlike status through death. Do you believe in a better world? A more metaphorical "City of Gold"? Do you believe in enlightenment?

The piece is meant to display this pinnacle, this greatness, this power and forcing you to decide if you believe it's real. Do you think it's possible. Is this beauty just paint on a canvas, scripture dictated by the priests of old, fabled stories passed through generations or is it something we can achieve through our own actions? It's not asking if you believe in the fabled city of gold, it's asking if you believe true enlightenment can really exist...

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