The Seed of Hope brings Joy
by Ian Anderson
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110.000 x 110.000 x 2.000 cm.
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Title
The Seed of Hope brings Joy
Artist
Ian Anderson
Medium
Digital Art - Digital, Acrylic Enhanced, Photo Art
Description
THE STORY:
In the shadow of my father’s glory was inspired from the series “Dancing with Joy” 1 & 2.
I was videoing friends windsurfing at Rangiputa, Kari Kari Peninsula, Northland, New Zealand when the strong guttural sounds of Herons me caught my attention. The sounds in the Macrocarpa tree above me challenged my dedication to the task at hand. I observed their habits and realized I had a new story to tell. Because of the strong wind, they seemed to be playing games in the air currents and then landing for periods of rest. That was it, I must satisfy my want to capture these images. Later I would do some research to discover what behavior this was.
As I watched I saw the pleasure they were experiencing. It seemed to me the life they were showing was reflecting the glory God had placed in their character. I was hooked. After a series of photos, this story begged to find a surreal edge. I wanted expressions of protection and delight as when a child plays securely under a father watchful eye. You will know what I mean if you have experienced this emotion. Do you remember when, either your natural father or your heavenly father’s joy is noticed by you? The delight seeing a son or daughter playing with such child-like abandon in the growth of a dream is contagious.
CREATIVE CHOICES
I chose the pillars idea from a thought that any person who builds their faith upon the wisdom from heaven can only dance with joy as they discover the freedom in knowing the truth in the words “I love you and get great pleasure out of seeing you enjoy what I have given you to enjoy”. The heart of a true father’s affection for His offspring as seen in the pillars of truth. Forgiveness, mercy and life everlasting.
This development went further into the beginning of the life I was inspired to tell the story about. I don’t know about you, but the pleasure I received by taking time out to see, reflect on the life story before me and to consider the wonder of creation, left me in awe and a deep expression of gratitude and love welled up for God my father. I love Him without shame and when I see such amazing creativity in life I can only love Him for such wonder. It is true, when you set your mind upon what is pure and holy and not on negative press your spirit will have a continuous feast and dance with joy. Guard over the thoughts of your heart … this is one of the pillars of heaven.
I have further developed my research into indigenous art and storytelling of The Australian Aboriginal and New Zealand Maori. I admire these people and see a lot of great wonder in how they reflect their culture in art and music. As my perceptions develop I am including a combination of 2 styles within western fine art because what is common to all people’s is the desire for culture, the desire to worship something greater than ourselves and to tell the story of what our culture says.
THE MAORI ART SYMBOLISM:
The Mangopare shark is renowned in the Maori world symbolizing natural abundance, strength, agility, and determination. The qualities of this predator (symbolized in the koru pattern) were respected and warriors sought to emulate them on the battlefield to achieve their goals.
Today the Mangopare hammerhead art represents those qualities of abundance, strength, agility, and determination to achieve what is desired.
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART SYMBOLISM:
I love the vibrancy and symbolism in Native arts, particularly, Aboriginal dot painting. The language in Dot paintings is recognized globally as unique and integral to Australian Aboriginal art. On the surface, the dot is simply a style of Aboriginal painting This is not dissimilar to the use of cross-hatching or stencil art used in the Western art. Exploring deeper into the history of the Aboriginal dot painting a world of camouflage, secrecy, and ritual is discovered. What the Aboriginal depicted in their desire to worship from their culture I now use to explore the visual medium from my culture to tell the stories of what I see. I am indebted to God for the Aboriginals hunger in storytelling and the simple use of what was at hand. The search for the invisible supernatural world is so evident in their art stories.
This information has been gleaned from numerous sources.
INDIGENOUS ART SYMBOLS
The term ‘dot painting’ stems from what the Western eye sees when faced with contemporary Aboriginal acrylic paintings. This painting style arose from the Papunya art movement in the 1970s. Papunya Tula (The Western Desert – South West of Alice Springs and now venturing further into West Australia) artists used a process which originally mirrored traditional spiritual ceremonies. In such rituals, the soil would be cleared and smoothed over as a canvas. This was much like the dark, earthy boards used by the Papunya Tala. This was done for the inscription of sacred designs, replicating movements of ancestral beings upon earth as the Aboriginals understood the world.
These Dreaming designs were outlined with dancing circles and often surrounded with a mass of dots. Afterward, the imprinted earth would be smoothed over, painted bodies rubbed away, masking the sacred secrets which had taken place. The Papunya Tula painting style derives directly from the artists’ knowledge of the traditional body and sand painting associated with the ceremony. To portray these dream time creation stories for the public has required the removal of sacred symbols and the careful monitoring of ancestral designs. Today these secrets have become known to all with modern technologies and communication systems.
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