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THE MYTHOS OF CREATION
These paintings evolved through fractal generation
and were then subjected to a transformative evolutionary
process with state-of-the-art computer art programs. As fractals,
this art cannot exist without the computer because the generation of
such imagery is not possible within traditional physical mediums. The
computer thus emerges as a primary creative force in this realm,
yet it must be guided and structured by the human mind. As the iterative
equations that produce fractals are continuously seeded with the results
of the preceding calculation, and thus produce great variety within
recognizable boundaries, so may you find an infinity of detail structured
upon thematic similarities in this art work.
What makes these paintings human is the metaphoric context
layered onto them by the artist and observer. As they interact with our
minds, such paintings become poetic and mythic. Hidden within this beauty
is a meditation upon both the macrocosm and microcosm. The range
of creative force encompassing both the birth of stars and
galaxies, as well as permeating the mother whose ultimate creation
is her offspring. Fractals both resemble and differ from the
parent. Similarity and difference are archetypal qualities of
all the creations of the universe, be they inanimate or quite
alive. These qualities forever co-exist to fascinate and challenge us.
It Remains To Be Seen
It remains to be seen whether
stars will burn forever
in an expanding universe
or if black holes are
sucking tunnels of antimatter
imploding upon themselves
in an ever-continuing
spiral towards infinity.
And if the end is imminent,
will intelligent life
be there to witness
the cyclic birth of new universes
beyond the horizons of infinity,
or will we collectively
have already passed sentence
on our own worlds?
But it still remains to be seen whether
flesh and blood
are universal commodities
or if the mind's eye can perceive
the deities who dictate form
as whims of surreal dreams
in a level of reality
that precludes our own existence.
Maybe the reality is found
in the mythos of unborn souls
considering rebirth, floating
through the ethos like fairies,
creating our existence
from dewdrops on petals
and laughing as we contemplate
the thought.
Leslie Berger (c) 1995
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