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TITLE:
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Angels of our Nature
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WORK DATE:
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2009
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CATEGORY:
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Paintings
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MATERIALS:
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Oil on canvas
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SIZE:
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h: 48 x w: 36 in / h: 121.9 x w: 91.4 cm
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STYLE:
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Contemporary
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PRICE*:
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DESCRIPTION:
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"Angels of our Nature" concerns our dual nature, both our dark side and the good. As individuals we are our own worst enemies, and the vitriol we occasionally or often feel usually recoils in our own heads and hearts. As prisoners of our complexities, we are here to burn off all impurities as the dross is burned off of gold. The clap and sting of painful experience can hinder or help the individual, as what does'nt kill you makes you either stranger or stronger, and can hopefully expedite the light. The figure in the painting wears a helmet which masks its true nature, and links it to a more base and earthly egoism. In this state it breathes the frustrations and torments of life, shown as brainless and heartless stinging jellyfish. They float randomly, but are caught in the draft and carried into the fire where they emerge purified and are transformed into doves. It is the higher consciousness which recognizes that it is ultimately a choice, and emerging from the helmet are lotus pods which release awareness in the form of eyes. These float up toward purity, or sink down into darkness and pain, only to be forced back into the cycle again.
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