VAN GOGH EYE

 

VAN GOGH EYE

digital, limited edition #25, 3/2022

file# 220318VanGoghEye

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VAN GOGH EYE. Ya gotta love Van Gogh. He has been famous since several years after he died. He is having a media storm at this time. There is an immersive experience of his work traveling the world of museums. And, he is all over the web.

When I saw his work in the Louvre, I was stunned by the beauty and layers of meaning of his pictures.

The picture here, is related to a recent work that I did called, "Triple Skull". I tossed the idea of merged heads around in my skull. I wanted to do Van Gogh.

"Starry Starry Night", is in the back ground and a selfie that he painted has morphed into conjoined heads. Sorry, Vincent, my muse made me do it.

What does it mean? Maybe, it is whimsical nonsense. Or, maybe, that penetrating third eye symbolizes that his third eye chakra was open and he saw energies. So he painted energies.

I Still Have My Marbles

 

I Still have My Marbles

Digital painting, 6/12/21

Archival ink jet print

Well, most of them, anyway.  This is kind off like a selfie, haha.  I envisioned my skull as an ancient crystal skull filled with marbles, and made a picture of my imaginary self.

Marbles Tumble

Archival inkjet print, digital painting

I had fun painting these tumbling marbles.  I hope that they make you smile.

Temporal Bone Skullpture

 

Temporal Bone

Acrylic skullpture,   

The temporal bone is one of the bones that suture together to make the upside down bowl that contains our brains.   We are very proud of the, grey wrinkled jelly substance protected by the firm bowl.  We think that it makes us rational, smart.  The rational area of the brain is the frontal lobe, but it is greatly effected and affected by  the limbic system.  That primitive area is responsible for our emotions, emotions often overrule rationality.  The limbic system is in the center of the brain and is the center of our life.  Strong emotions veto rationality.  The limbic system is our built in trickster character.  The Cheshire Cat is curled up cozy in the middle of a muddle of miles of jelly wiring.  

Comment from KNOW BUDDY:  Janet, what the duck are you doing?  Making vast generalizations about neuroanatomy. You have only rudimentary knowledge of these matters.  You are making it up as you go along.  Please, keep your ignorance to yourself.

This skullpture started as an anatomical model for anatomy study.  The model was cast from an actual cadaver.  There are three areas of design, created with acrylic paint.  The face is black with interference colors and silver for highlights.  The right side of the head is thick translucent painted roses on a black ground.  Contrasting with the black ground, the left side of the head is patterned with metallic gold and a beigey  gold flat paint.  The base of the support is an antique rescued wood block.

Influences and inspiration are too numerous to list.  "Day of the Dead", sugar skulls and pOp art, are at the top of the list.

The name "Temporal Bone", references not only part of the skull, but also, makes a hint about time.  Skulls remind us that time is passing, make the most of every day, no matter what the Cheshire Cat throws at you.  

Dear KNOW BUDDY, Please keep your ignorance to yourself.