Flaming Helios. The Empire of Setting Sun Painting

This work embodies the symbol of Helios, appropriated by the transnational corporation bp for self-representation. Meantime, a long experience of studying it shows that adequate combination of colors in this capacity would be not yellow-green, but exclusively red tones. The blazing flames on all the sites of the vast Empire, spread over all continents of the world, brightly personify its demonic essence, spewing infernal fire extracted from the womb of the Earth - www.niyazmamedov.com/the-underground#30-04-2015 . Its sign is a much aestheticized image of the ancient Greek god of the Sun - Helios. But, as we know, he once almost burned the Earth, imprudently allowing Phaeton drive his Fiery Chariot. Modern civilization is also barely escaping from the threats caused by oil giants. It is my deep conviction that the burning of fossil fuels is a very destructive and, at best, a dead end path of civilization. In my humble opinion, the commercial empires involved in this process are, in fact, the empires of setting sun. This artwork is part of my many years project ‘Semiosis of Meta-Abstract Symbols / Phenomenology of Freedom’ that ended in 2023 – www.niyazmamedov.com/category/underground/ . It has been carried out at the intersection of art and semiotics research, which resulted in a number of innovations related both to the theory of art and semiotics.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:39.3 W x 25.6 H x 1 D in

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