Salvator Mundi: The Dodecahedron (with ‘sync-bars’) Painting

Salvator Mundi: The Dodecahedron continues the theme of ‘Pictures from the Other Side’. The Dodecahedron is the third version of work inspired by the ‘portraits’ of three geometric solids – the Pyramid and Globe featuring in the previous two paintings. In each the geometric form sits on a cube shaped box or chest suspended on or above an abstract background. Here the dodecahedron appears to ‘float’ above a brass metal sea below a dark abstract ‘space’. As previously, the various panel sections are riveted together and fastened to each other with an assortment of rusty hinges. However, in this painting the space above the ‘horizon’ is also divided into distinct panels with several hinges holding it all together. The dividing joints radiate from the centre of the dodecahedron. Two hinges on top of the chest contain pairs of numbers – 355 over 113 on the left and 377 over 233 on the right – the same pairing as seen a previous painting. In a sense the pairs of numbers represent combination locks, the unlocking a key to the abstract, spiritual world. When the combination is realised as approximations of pi (355/113 = 3.14…) and phi (377/233 = 1.618…) then and only then can the chest be opened and the dodecahedron lantern ignited to bring the physical world into being through the universal glow of its geometry. The magic square hidden behind the figure’s cloak (similar to the one found in Durer’s Melancholia) is included here as an indirect pointer to the importance of the number phi. The addition of rows, columns and diagonals all result in the number 34 which as a Fibonacci number reminds us of the ‘magic’ phi brings to the world. (34 is part of a sequence of numbers which include the aforementioned 377 and 233). In what may be a first in the Art World, the painting comes with additional ‘sync–bars’ fixed to the sides of the painting. These ‘sync–bars’ at either side of the painting, act as antennae, transmitters and receivers allowing the observer to ‘touch the divine’. Empowered with the insight of the artist, the painting becomes a communication channel – opening a conduit between the abstract, spiritual world and our physical world. Put simply, we, as part of Nature must follow Nature’s mathematics (synchronise with its geometry) to maintain our well-being and mental health. The suggestion here is that in the act of holding the painting with the bars, the Will of Number is more able to flow and allow us a pathway to better synchronisation. The ghostly figure in the painting mimics this idea as it stands in awe before the altar of the dodecahedron as it aligns itself with its geometry in order to synchronise with its Will and allow the ‘light’ to ‘flow’ into its body. Many may consider the ‘Will of Number’ to be the ‘Will of God’ and although this is not a religious picture in the traditional sense it does have a spiritual story which gives some credence to the idea of ‘touching the divine’.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:35.8 W x 35.8 H x 1.2 D in

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