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Indonesia
Painting, Paint on Canvas
Size: 78.7 W x 59 H x 4 D in
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The hand is the most symbolized and expressive part of the human body. It can give blessing, threaten or cause damage. Hands can symbolize strength, power and protection. The hand can also mean generosity, hospitality and stability. In the symbolism of ancient cosmology and mythology the four corners of the world correspond to the four points of the compass. The center is usually the beginning point of creation. The inspiration for the painting was a dream I had. Four hands appeared in a four-squared formation. At the center was a circle: the Ouroboros. The dream took place in a fiery, apocalyptic environment that was at once terrifying and magnificent. In hallucinations and dreams the image of a snake or dragon eating or chewing its own tail may vividly symbolize an unconscious necessity or desire to explore, digest, understand and come to terms with the contents of the unconscious. The act of eating suggests the contents are confronted, consumed, digested and understood, indeed mastered – an uncompromising metaphor for the psychoanalytical process itself. The Ouroboros has symbolized the eternal destructive and creative-regenerative life force dating back to the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods and appearing in numerous cultures and belief systems throughout history and the world. Such dreams often represent a subconscious or unconscious psycho-spiritual need to destroy or transcend the old and embrace the new. A white canvas was initially sprayed and soaked with water. Pure liquid pigments were introduced and permitted to permeate the water, ebb and flow, spread, drip, bleed cleave, mingle and coalesce, giving rise to eyes wings, limbs, wrinkled flesh and a small human-headed bird that sings a song of hope or desperation at center top above the Ouroborus’ head.
Painting:Paint on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:78.7 W x 59 H x 4 D in
Frame:Brown
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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Bruce Sherratt was born in England in 1944, the son of a coal miner. His gift for drawing and painting was recognized early and he began studying art full-time at age fifteen. As a young art student he was inspired by the early surrealist masters. Shortly after obtaining a degree in painting Bruce fulfilled a youthful ambition by travelling to Mexico where he settled, quickly establishing his own identity as a surrealist painter and exhibiting in Guadalajara, San Francisco and Mexico City. In the early 1970s he became interested in theories and the psychology of artistic creativity. Focusing primarily on fantasy as a stimulus for developing creative/imaginative skills he was awarded an advanced degree in art education at the University of Wales. Bruce then embarked on a rich and varied two-fold career as a practicing-exhibiting artist and teacher whose fundamental raison d'etre remains his own painting. Sherratt became interested in comparative religions and philosophies and in particular the work of Rudolf Steiner, especially the latter's work on colour theory; all of which had a profound effect on his work both as an artist and art educator. Bruce Sherratt has lived and worked in Canada, the United States, Germany, Africa, South America, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and currently in Ubud,Bali where he founded and runs his own art center and gallery - Bali Center For Artistic Creativity (BCAC) and Bruce Sherratt Gallery Of Tropical Surrealism. His travels have deeply influenced his work and its development. Nowadays Bruce's time and energies are focused at his home, studio and Art Center in Bali where paints, teaches and lives with his wife and teenage son.
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