GAIA

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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