GAIA
Artist comments.......
The painting "GAIA" resulted from a free association of unconcious
imagery that flowed onto paper. I was unconcerned with meaning, symbolism
or any conscious process at the time and simply enjoyed the shape and flow
of symbols as they appeared. Much later, when the work was completed, I
pondered the meaning of the symbolic shapes and when questioned about them,
decided to research thier significance. An exciting journey into the ancient
past unfolded with an uncanny realization that the symbols accurately represented
an ancient diety, common to all the world cultures at the dawn of human
existence. I had been aware of Carl Jung's theory of the "Collective
Unconscious" where ancient primordial memories are present in everyone
at all stages of life. This work seemed to me to be evidence of that theory.
GWEN BUTCHER
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