The Spirit of Phi Painting

The Spirit of Phi Do trees, flowers and plants have a god? It’s an interesting question and one which I have been attempting to answer over a number of years. Why? Because, in simple terms, their ‘god’ is probably easier to deduce and identify and since, by extension, it is essentially the same ‘god’ as ours, it is a question worth pursuing. Of course it’s all a matter of definition. In my opinion the concept of god answers the question – what determines what exists? So I suggest therefore that ‘god’ is a natural ‘force’ which determines the physical world as an expression of the abstract – and that that expression is an equation. In other words, ‘god’ is an equation, an equation which must be constantly resolved in order to maintain the balance between the meta-physical and the physical worlds and maintain existence. In this ‘abstract’ painting of a sunflower where the dots are arranged in a spiral sequence set by the number phi,1.618…, the fuzziness and unfocused content of the image suggests a kind of spiritual presence. The biology of the sunflower therefore follows the guiding force of the mathematics in order to be. Consequently the sunflower has two ‘gods’. Firstly, as Heliotrope (from the Greek meaning ‘sun turning’), it worships the burning circle in the sky, a sphere defined by the number pi, 3.141…. Secondly, by phyllotaxis, it must follow a construction ordered by the number phi. Without a questioning consciousness, the sunflower just accepts these ‘gods’ as given and so lives a happy and healthy life (given a good supply of sun and rain). If we are to seek ‘purpose’ in our own lives, perhaps then, we should look no further than that of the sunflower and endeavour to synchronise with nature’s mathematics to maintain our own mental health and well-being. Unfortunately as children of homo sapiens, evolution has given us intelligence and consciousness and it is this consciousness which ‘pollutes’ our minds and obstructs our endeavours. So in the same way we must abandon the baggage of childhood to be our true selves in life, we must rid ourselves of this pollution to be completely at one with our spiritual selves. It is only then, through contemplation and meditation we can achieve true engagement, enlightenment and a kind of spiritual nirvana. But it is not mystical, it is just synchronisation with the guiding force of mathematics.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:48 W x 48 H x 1.6 D in

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