from "Forty Six and Two" by Tool
"See my shadow changing,
Stretching up and over me
Soften this old armor
Hoping I can clear the way
By stepping through my shadow,
Coming out the other side
Step into the shadow
Forty six and two are just ahead of me "
thoughts on the above song by OBERONES:
"Basically, it's believed that there are three levels of human evolution and each has it's form of conciousness. There's the 1st level with 44 chromosones. These are primitve people's like the aboriginies in Australia who do not percieve anything outside of themselves. They only see one large conciousness with no distinguishment between organisms. Then there's the second level with 46 chromosones. That is us. We are a chaotic disharmonic conciousness that is basically used as a stepping stone between the first and third levels. The third level is 48 chromosones. (Or 46 & 2, with 2 being the sex chromosones x & y). This is the higher level of conciousness. Our destination.
But this is where the Jungian theory comes in. It is believed that you can not reach this third level of evolution without first delving into yourself and basically cleansing your conciousness for the next jump. That's where the Shadow comes in. The shadow is basically everything about that is unseen that you are uncomfortable with or hate. This is also known as the Anima."
Art helps us identify, express and isolate our Anima.
Wow metaphysical na..
At dahil diyan, tuloy ang blog...
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| 61. Jigger Cruz credit: Tala gallery |
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| 62. Rey Aurelio credit: ArtePinas |
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| 63. Impy Pilapil- As eighties as Patrick Nagel.. and I mean that in the most admiring and reverent way. I am a fan of both artists. credit: Artist's own site |
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| 64. Rodel Tapaya- Here's an artist whose work I really enjoy. Well-thought-of characters, strange awkward beasts, dark forests made of human trees.. Great stuff. wait.. (credit: Christie's auctions) |
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| 64. Rodel Tapaya- Two images for one Artist. I wanted to show the transition that his style went through. The series "Memory Landscapes" features white luminous diaphanous draped figures that are not specters to be feared but actually (If i understand correctly) just familiar characters in the artist's memory. credit: ManilaArtblogger |
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| 65. Don Salubayba- I like chaos and the harmony that follows it like beautiful white seagulls following a barge of trash as it's pulled downstream. credit: KulayDiwa |
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| 66. Jeff Dizon- Here's another artist who underwent a big transition.. Early Jeff Dizon work seems to represent more common barrio scene stuff, with his present style only very slightly showing in the subjects' faces. Now, his characters have taken on a pallid look, with aeon flux digits and an almost manga-like composition. What's more, if you look at his works for sale in the ArtCircle website.. He seems to be flourishing, with a lot of his similarly themed.. actually, almost identical paintings up for sale. Good move, business-wise. credit: Artcircle |
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| 67. Oscar Zalameda- Widely emulated, nationally copied. The Philippine Star published a very informative article (click here) when he died. Seems from simple roots, he developed a taste for high society, even adopting their postures and inflections as his own. We can guess how that cinderello story ends, as it does most of the time.. Now his works reach record auction values. Read the article.. there's a lesson i think. credit: Philstar |
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| 68. Wire Tuazon- Juxtaposed Superimposed. credit: Christie's Auctions |
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| 69. Julio Austria- credit: Tala Gallery |
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| 70. Emmanuel Servito- Simple and humorous. I find the lines harsh and hard to stare at.. so seeing his work on burlap was a treat. credit: KristelMartin gallery |
Moar to come.
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