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Bee. Tear of the Sun. Painting

Rolandas Žigonis

Lithuania

Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Size: 39.4 W x 59.1 H x 0 D in

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Before I mentioned creatures like snails and worms, who are taking care of the body so that it would rise up to a new life. But there is an animal who is looking after soul's issues when it leaves the body. It’s the bees. 
 Bees are often mentioned in Lithuanian and world's mythology. She is mentioned as a mediator between this and the other world. I already knew this, but I was still curious, how it is mediating. In Egyptian mythology, bees come from the Sun God Ra tears. Naturally, a question came up- why did the Sun cry? Did it cry from sadness or joy? I pondered on this, until I found the meaning in symbols. The eye symbol of the Sun's God Ra is the equivalent of that part of the brain, where the pineal gland is. In other words, this eye is symbolising the very pineal gland itself or the unity of five senses. And bees came precisely from the tears of this eye. Here the puzzle became complete, when I remembered the moment from Lithuanian mythology and ancestors tales/memoirs- that in the moment of a person's death, a bee flies out from his nose. Many even identify a soul with this animal. 
 Its likely that honey is falling to earth from sky and becomes the morning dew. And then bees collect these light, pearl-like, aromatic drops from blossoms. In the painting is a bee, who is picking the nectar, the essence of a spirit- the information about life's experience, which will soon be delivered to the other side in the form of a pineal gland, which will be returned to the Sun, to the Source. This way the soul returns home to spend the winter. In the range of my paintings I noticed a pleasant entanglement of the theme of death as transmutation. And from all the information that comes along the creation process, I got an impression that the death process is just a beautiful gate.

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Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:39.4 W x 59.1 H x 0 D in

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Author’s Statement Unplanned paintings. I start the painting by entering into the unknown, with feelings expressed in abstract expressions. I allow the content of the painting to grow on its own. I do not stick to the first associations or my expectations, but follow the structure of the painting until unplanned scenes are born ... not as random as it may seem. The process of painting is a field of exploration, which helps me to understand and perceive the structure of reality. In my work I am guided by a sense of discovery and view it as a journey into the collective unconscious ... into the inner, dream world. The experience of all the ages lies there - the code of self-awareness that opens the door to mythological narratives, which the viewer can sense and identify with. Surreal images that emerge in my work describe the living mythical world, which we each carry within ourselves. In my paintings, I seek to create a refuge, a medium that allows observers of the image to reflect and meditate on this inner world, which expresses the language of myths, metaphors and archetypes. Biography My story begins in Lithuania, but art is where my journey starts. Trained as a painter and then as a painting restorer at Cambridge Regional College and my homeland, I started working as an art director in one of the largest advertising agencies in Lithuania. However, after 6 years, an overwhelming desire for a more profound knowledge of the universe and myself woke me up from the corporate dream. I traveled to search for the answers in the Andes and the Amazon jungle. These spiritual journeys have opened up to me a unique perception of the world. The sensation of the subtle world and Nature has become the greatest source of inspiration. Thanks to all the experiences, I can finally walk my artistic path guided by my heart. 1987.09.21 – born in Kaunas, Lithuania; 2006-2007 – studied Drawing and Painting in Cambridge Regional College (United Kingdom); 2007-2010 – graduated Painting Restoration in Kaunas College Faculty of Arts (Lithuania); 2011-2017 – worked as an Art Director in advertising agency „VRS WPI Vilnius“ (Lithuania); 2015-2018 – launched a „Faust Watches“ brand.

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