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Roger Williamson
United States
Painting, Oil on Wood
Size: 48 W x 48 H x 2 D in
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Since the Middle Ages, until comparatively recently, a conjecture of public opinion held the view that visits of witches and warlocks to the Sabbat were a physical experience. In recent times this view has, by many, been transformed into a concept that attendance at the Sabbat is induced by hallucinogenic substances, ingredients often absorbed through the skin from the well known “flying ointment”. See Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John M. Allegro for an illustration of this phenomena in Christian religious experience. The De Quincy connection provides another example of altered state religious experience induced by a mind altering substance leading to derangement of the senses. Thomas De Quincy’s book, Confessions of an English Opium Eater, is a detailed account of the day to day life of an early 19th century laudanum addict written in chronological style. However, in the chapter Levana and our Ladies of Sorrow we find a dramatic textual shift into one of a gnomic style that attempts to depict an alien phantasmagoric world. For DeQuincy, his soul guide into this realm is the Dark Interpreter, a symbolic representation of the substance of psychedelic revelations. In this world individuality is flayed away exposing raw primal soul integrated into the infinite.
Oil on Wood
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48 W x 48 H x 2 D in
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Roger Williamson is a visual artist, residing and creating in Minneapolis Minnesota. Born in Loughborough, England, in 1947 and growing up in Coventry he was inspired from an early age by the French Symbolist painters of late nineteenth century France, These artistic influences, in conjunction with his own esoteric upbringing and practical experiences of magick, mythology and dream control, form the matrix, a collective oeuvre upon which his paintings and writings are an extension. Using diverse creative media, whether painting or writing books, Williamson endeavors to develop techniques that materialize the sensuous dreaming experience into the language of the waking world. Aspiring to reintroduce mystery and ambiguity back into the adventure of human existence through the creative process, encouraging artistic audiences towards "living effulgent and invigorating lives, revitalized from the secretions of our subconscious." Roger Williamson is the creator of Tarot of the Morning Star deck and the author of The Sun at Night. Statement Art is an externalization of the struggle to rationalize and give form to the unknown. Like an oyster driven to create a pearl, the artist channels this internal conflict into a tangible image. I believe that art should be appreciated through personal engagement, allowing the work to speak for itself without being clouded by societal or academic paradigms. This concept parallels techniques first acquired in childhood, such as staring at clouds and seeing recognizable images emerge from the perceived chaos. By allowing a work to resonate with a deeper part of the self, beyond the superficial mind, the viewer becomes a part of the creative process. Through their imagination, the artwork evolves to another level, making it dynamic and in constant flux, much like nature itself. In this way, art transcends mere visual representation and becomes an active dialogue between the viewer and the artifact. It invites an individual interaction that fosters a unique experience every time, underscoring the fluid and transformative essence of art.
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