Phosphorescence 0.26 Print

Part of the funds will be directed towards supporting the YOUTH INTEGRATION CENTER ( - 25%) and also for the goals of the Foundation "DOSITEJ1925" ( - 25%). Description of artwork: Light and darkness, as well as life and death are only seemingly limited opposites. In my artistic oeuvre, black and white merge on the canvas and symbolize dualism between light and darkness as they are a natural phenomenon, but also powerful and significant symbols in the religious, mystical, mythological and ontological interpretations of nature, the physical and the spiritual world. Although we empirically discern light from darkness, and darkness from light, as symbols they are very complex and give us an insight into the totality of reality more than ratio or senses. The most profound religious symbols rely on this dualistic concept, from which the material and spiritual worlds emerge. In all ancient civilizations, religious systems and teachings, the respect for Light as a symbol of truth was dominant. Light, therefore, has become synonymous with truth and knowledge, while darkness is synonymous with falsehood and ignorance. We find such and similar interpretations both in different languages and in symbolism, from antiquity to the present; they are also present in my paintings. Despite their opposition, light and darkness, as well as life and death are only seemingly limited opposites. In the search for truth, only to the enlightened viewer these symbols will appear as parts of one whole.