Graham Phillips Art: You Can't See a shadow When the Suns in Your Face

You Can't See a shadow When the Suns in Your Face

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Charlie Pastor said...: Great peace; 3 August 2009 at 03:46
Anonymous said...: Waaw mind blowing snap...great work..
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Penelope Rose Artist said...: Dear Mr. Phillips

I've put this on my blog page. I will be posting more of her work and Ideas. Although it probably did not sound like I am spiritual in my last comment (on form) well I am. Maria Schindler's words here explain my view better than I ever could. She published this book in 1946. Her words inspire me immensely. I will find words on form for and points to discuss if you interested. I hope you follow my blog as I will yours. I believe this is a better place to have these discussion rather than the school play ground.

Maria Schindler's Book: Towards a new Culture 'Pure Colour' Goethe's Theory of Colour. New Culture Publications London. 1946

The book is rare, extremely interesting and very much ahead of its time.

Here is a paragraph from page 9. Line 9-22

'The general cultural life of mankind arises through the individual work of geniuses-whether they express themselves through poetry, drama, philosophy, or any of the arts and sciences. They are beacons of light ; their fire kindles lesser fires. They are Timeless, and no national barriers can limit their universal beneficence. History records again and again what sacrifices have been made to rescue and preserve those that were in danger of being forgotten. Such efforts witness to the eternal spiritual bond which unites all peoples and races in their aspiration towards Truth, Beauty and Goodness. In the years to come we shall still need them all, for the rebuilding of our faith in the reality of human progress'

These are Maria Schindler's words. I will a write a little more each day from selected passages. I will also post her pictures, advice and techniques. This is a very special book it has inspired and answered a lot questions. Considering she wrote this book in 1946 I find that she is a lady of our time!; 15 October 2009 at 03:40
Henry Ryder said...: Loving this piece Grah! Zebratasm; 30 January 2010 at 02:09

Graham Phillips

My main aim is to challenge the perceptual concreteness that we base our conceptions of 'entities' on. What this means is; the belief in our sensory perceptions as an objective “truth” and the notion of a self that we create around the elaboration these perceptions through thought. Using abstract formless suggestion of form I am hoping to create and recreate an experience that will remind the viewer of the illusory nature of the reality that we inhabit, create and live in.

It depends on form to be definable,
Its definability requires some form,
Without form it still remains dependent on form.
Form is forming and somehow the dependence is
less acute.
In both cases there is no requirement,
But does the requirement for a thought
Defining it, require the appearance of form?

If something has no form it is something that one cannot explain, it can be described but only in a pointing sort of way. But this explaining in a “pointing sort of way” means that it has some sort of form. So in terms of thought there is a requirement for some form, but independently this requirement doesn’t exist. With the knowledge of the grasping nature of thought, which is our dependence on form, we can see the process or origin of the dependence of form, on us giving it content (even if there is none!)

Painting is my vision. By vision I mean the outer representation of my vision, which includes primarily a knowledge of the base of the mind, (which is not really something visible). This base of the mind is beyond words but, I think, demonstrable, through painting. If it is not possible really to demonstrate it, it is however the source of potentiality through which the painting is produced and therefore reflexively expresses it. This demonstration through painting can have a profound effect on our awareness of our own minds, this is the main reason why I paint.

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You Can't See a shadow When the Suns in Your Face

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