Saturday, August 4, 2007
the human existence and the universe
DEEP SPACE MYSTERIES IN CENTAR
As early as my memory goes I raised my eyes to the stars and wondered about the mysteries of creation. The sensation and memories from my childhood influenced me to further inquiries pondering the reasons of human existence. Until now, my art work is motivated by constant awe towards the magnificent creation that surrounds us; its constant swiveling, the turbulence of colors, the never ending motion and commotion of the stars and galaxies. Steering forces in my endeavor to depict the brightness of the galactic elements contrast to the mysterious darkness of Deep Space. To substantiate it I decided to use a unique material that could link the dissimilar realms; tar, this ancient reminder of life on the planet, became my primary material in transposing galactic images to canvas. Its profound darkness stands opposed to the ever glowing brightness of suns and quasars; that result in a dialectic of ‘sky-scraping’ and ‘deep-rooting’. In other words, the materia extracted from the abyss to render the celestial. From thereon my painterly language emerged.
The photos sent to earth by the Hubble telescope mediate images that fecundate my imagination. At the same time a wide audience was exposed to the Deep Space experience. The Hubble deep space images illustrate the stars, galaxies, super novas, white dwarfs, quasars and many other colorful hypnotic phenomena’s. Those images commemorate events that took place billions of year’s back, in accuracy that allows the description of the ancient state of the universe, and visualization of the amazing character of light. In my concept presence and absence of light are contingent and contain the core essence of my artistic endeavor. Metamorphosing, the phenomenon of light into colors generates a differentiated view for the observer, allude to light as the first coat of energy and at the same time evoke the work process of my ‘action’ painting.
In recent decades far reaching discoveries occurred in the area of atom research. In 1964 the cosmic background radiation was discovered. The findings of this discovery became the most evident proof for the ‘big bang’, believed to be causal to the creation of the universe. In later findings the age of the universe was stipulated as fourteen billon years.
This thesis generated an aperture for new and fascinating questions regarding the creation of the universe; and thus new discourses evolved in the meta-area of astronomy, philosophy and theology. In this case, if such strong scientific evidence is announced regarding the birth of the universe, then the question arises – what was there before? Or is it the sole existing universe? Maybe there are an infinite number of universes that were created in different times? And they, like the galaxies, rotate around the same mysterious center where everything began? If the atom contains a nucleus and all matter is constructed from atoms, consequently all human beings have a center, just as the moon swivels the planet earth, that surrounds the sun, and the solar system surrounds the center of the ‘Milky Way Galaxy’, that in turn circumscribe the navel of the universe.
In this description the creator is the center of all centers that for me became the centar; a synthesis of center and tar and thus the core essence that by its definition creates and is defined by its creation. It might be that this ‘center of centers’ is a black hole where the laws of physics, as we know them, do not apply. Until today no satisfactory explanation has been found for this mind-boggling question. The alleged black hole attracts all matter in the universe in a process that could last another forty billion years, and would absorb all the matter of the universe, and then another big bang could occur…..and so forth.
In my work, spirals and circles symbolize the continuity of constant movement and eternity. In broad movements on big canvases I tried to capture this continuity and motion; my realm holds no space for a galactic ‘still live’. From long years of research and contemplation of this fascinating subject, I learned that when I feel blue, what heightens my spirit is a renewed search for the brightest star in the infinity of a dark night. There is nothing like star-watching to diminish daily distress.
Since the idea of the infinite, can not exist in confinement, but grows in thoughts unbound by planetary laws. Therfore, for me to generate creative vitality, such ideas, are, in a way, similar to a rebirth invigorating a new start, fresh energies and thus to rejoin the self. Such a liberating sensation can be found after having lost oneself in starry nights.
In the series of ‘Deep Space’ works, I attempted to transpose those sensations into color and form. There is no appropriate way that can encompass the sensations experienced. ….”that state of condensation of sensations which constitute a picture” to say it in the words of Henry Matisse. With tar I appropriate a unique media that conveys a synthesis to the external world of science and the sensations of my inner awe. I conceived those works in my private language, striving to express the link between past and future, brightness and darkness, human being and the universe; by what I named as beeing ‘centar’, it entails in tar the reminder of ancient life on our planet, and grounds the deferral of images from deep space to exposure on canvas; the closure of the circuit, the metamorphosis of materia on its journey from abyss to the celestial, unfolding the ancient light into live art, colorful photo images into magic with the dream that one day my art would be universally appreciated. …Ted Barr
As early as my memory goes I raised my eyes to the stars and wondered about the mysteries of creation. The sensation and memories from my childhood influenced me to further inquiries pondering the reasons of human existence. Until now, my art work is motivated by constant awe towards the magnificent creation that surrounds us; its constant swiveling, the turbulence of colors, the never ending motion and commotion of the stars and galaxies. Steering forces in my endeavor to depict the brightness of the galactic elements contrast to the mysterious darkness of Deep Space. To substantiate it I decided to use a unique material that could link the dissimilar realms; tar, this ancient reminder of life on the planet, became my primary material in transposing galactic images to canvas. Its profound darkness stands opposed to the ever glowing brightness of suns and quasars; that result in a dialectic of ‘sky-scraping’ and ‘deep-rooting’. In other words, the materia extracted from the abyss to render the celestial. From thereon my painterly language emerged.
The photos sent to earth by the Hubble telescope mediate images that fecundate my imagination. At the same time a wide audience was exposed to the Deep Space experience. The Hubble deep space images illustrate the stars, galaxies, super novas, white dwarfs, quasars and many other colorful hypnotic phenomena’s. Those images commemorate events that took place billions of year’s back, in accuracy that allows the description of the ancient state of the universe, and visualization of the amazing character of light. In my concept presence and absence of light are contingent and contain the core essence of my artistic endeavor. Metamorphosing, the phenomenon of light into colors generates a differentiated view for the observer, allude to light as the first coat of energy and at the same time evoke the work process of my ‘action’ painting.
In recent decades far reaching discoveries occurred in the area of atom research. In 1964 the cosmic background radiation was discovered. The findings of this discovery became the most evident proof for the ‘big bang’, believed to be causal to the creation of the universe. In later findings the age of the universe was stipulated as fourteen billon years.
This thesis generated an aperture for new and fascinating questions regarding the creation of the universe; and thus new discourses evolved in the meta-area of astronomy, philosophy and theology. In this case, if such strong scientific evidence is announced regarding the birth of the universe, then the question arises – what was there before? Or is it the sole existing universe? Maybe there are an infinite number of universes that were created in different times? And they, like the galaxies, rotate around the same mysterious center where everything began? If the atom contains a nucleus and all matter is constructed from atoms, consequently all human beings have a center, just as the moon swivels the planet earth, that surrounds the sun, and the solar system surrounds the center of the ‘Milky Way Galaxy’, that in turn circumscribe the navel of the universe.
In this description the creator is the center of all centers that for me became the centar; a synthesis of center and tar and thus the core essence that by its definition creates and is defined by its creation. It might be that this ‘center of centers’ is a black hole where the laws of physics, as we know them, do not apply. Until today no satisfactory explanation has been found for this mind-boggling question. The alleged black hole attracts all matter in the universe in a process that could last another forty billion years, and would absorb all the matter of the universe, and then another big bang could occur…..and so forth.
In my work, spirals and circles symbolize the continuity of constant movement and eternity. In broad movements on big canvases I tried to capture this continuity and motion; my realm holds no space for a galactic ‘still live’. From long years of research and contemplation of this fascinating subject, I learned that when I feel blue, what heightens my spirit is a renewed search for the brightest star in the infinity of a dark night. There is nothing like star-watching to diminish daily distress.
Since the idea of the infinite, can not exist in confinement, but grows in thoughts unbound by planetary laws. Therfore, for me to generate creative vitality, such ideas, are, in a way, similar to a rebirth invigorating a new start, fresh energies and thus to rejoin the self. Such a liberating sensation can be found after having lost oneself in starry nights.
In the series of ‘Deep Space’ works, I attempted to transpose those sensations into color and form. There is no appropriate way that can encompass the sensations experienced. ….”that state of condensation of sensations which constitute a picture” to say it in the words of Henry Matisse. With tar I appropriate a unique media that conveys a synthesis to the external world of science and the sensations of my inner awe. I conceived those works in my private language, striving to express the link between past and future, brightness and darkness, human being and the universe; by what I named as beeing ‘centar’, it entails in tar the reminder of ancient life on our planet, and grounds the deferral of images from deep space to exposure on canvas; the closure of the circuit, the metamorphosis of materia on its journey from abyss to the celestial, unfolding the ancient light into live art, colorful photo images into magic with the dream that one day my art would be universally appreciated. …Ted Barr
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