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Stations Of The Cross (III) : 'And He Falleth Into The Tar Pit...But Where Is Simon Now?' Painting
United Kingdom
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 11.8 W x 11.8 H x 2 D in
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This, the third in my take on Stations of the Cross, depicts Christ falling, with his heavy load, into a tar pit, which of course is not in the original story of the journey to Golgotha. I wanted this image to be a symbolic representation of the fall into darkness, like that of depression, with the sense (and fear) that one will never be able to escape. Many prehistoric animals' remains have been discovered in tar pits, where, once trapped, they were unable to escape, and so the pit became their grave. In the Christian Stations of the Cross, there is an apocryphal story of Simon being coerced by Roman soldiers to help Christ carry his cross. In my version Simon is nowhere to be seen, and, highlighted by the desert landscape, Christ is left alone both to carry his cross and to sink into the darkness, without help or company. (Once finished, this series will be for sale).
Original Created:2017
Subjects:Religion
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:11.8 W x 11.8 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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"Although I state that much of my work stems from the imagery thrown up by depression, I would say that it is also the imagery of unconscious connection.Indeed the two are irrevocably entwined. It is no accident that the appearance of animal symbols and the use of bodily products such as hair, urine and blood is also influenced by my former work as a veterinary surgeon. Some time spent in psychoanalysis has helped me to illuminate these connections to find a personal mythology, which I believe connects to a universal meaning of what it is to be human. The `otherness` of animals, their power, vulnerability, unselfconsciousness and instinctual drives, and their relationship with us, are potent symbols of qualities we also have - qualities which we struggle with in our attempts to remain in control of ourselves and our society. It is where these tensions meet that my work is situated." Studio: Sculpture Shed, Spike Island, 133, Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX. Tel: (0117) 929 2266; Email: michael.hayter@blueyonder.co.uk
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