Definition and Derivatives of Collage Art The practice of collage art is a technique of art creation. The word collage is derived from the French coller, “to glue” or “to stick together” It is used in many areas and contexts of the arts including; music, architecture, illustration, artist’s books, literature, fashion design, film and post-production.… Continue reading Collage
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The Insulated Traveller
This might be topical at the time of writing, but what about when its revisited? So I will give it a little context. Its April 2020 and Covid 19 is keeping us in quarantine. People are under stress from the newness and unpredictability of this situation, and all the attendant human urges bubbling up to… Continue reading The Insulated Traveller
Vas Hermeticum
Vas Hermeticum is a symbolic alter ego of myself. A physical manifestation, of concepts and philosophies that are central to the interests of my art practice. So far he has primarily been a representative or intermediary on social media. Such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. As well as an appearance in a recent artist workshop,… Continue reading Vas Hermeticum
Post Materialism
Post-Materialist Science Having discovered Rupert Sheldrake’s work through researching my interest in consciousness and Post-Materialist Science. I was happy to find this in a second hand book shop, along with a small pile of National Geographic magazines, but that’s another topic. If you are interested in maintaining an open mind about the nature of the… Continue reading Post Materialism
“…the greatest secret is in water.”
Jung and Alchemy: Unconscious content Whilst the subtitle of this post is ‘Jung and alchemy: unconscious content’; The post title “…the greatest secret is in water.” refers to the Vas Hermeticum, (mentioned in Mark Saban piece cited below), in alchemy which is a vessel where mysterious transformations occur. Perhaps considered as a font containing the… Continue reading “…the greatest secret is in water.”