Ok, I admit it. I love squares.
At some point, one may ask, where this obsession comes from. It isn't only my preference for the form itself, but what it means.
Most abstract art is purely psychological and Aristotle claimed that 'the soul never
thinks without an image.'
[ left: 'windows' 2010 ]
At some point, one may ask, where this obsession comes from. It isn't only my preference for the form itself, but what it means.
Most abstract art is purely psychological and Aristotle claimed that 'the soul never
thinks without an image.'
[ left: 'windows' 2010 ]
Signs of Life, a book by Angeles Arrien, is
a study of the five most universal shapes and how they effect us on a subconscious level. Arrien applies her background as a cultural anthropologist to determine the connection between one's preference for these five basic shapes and the messages they convey from the innermost psyche.
[ right: 'it's complicated' 2011 ]
a study of the five most universal shapes and how they effect us on a subconscious level. Arrien applies her background as a cultural anthropologist to determine the connection between one's preference for these five basic shapes and the messages they convey from the innermost psyche.
[ right: 'it's complicated' 2011 ]
[ left: 'relic' 2010 ]
So, if given the choice of a circle, square, spiral, equidistant cross, or triangle, I will prefer and/or feature the square the majority of the time in my art. Squares make me tick.
According to Arrien, the square represents a state of being stable, solid and secure. In a innermost desire for consistency, accountability and completion, drawing a square mirrors the process of constructing a foundation.
What makes you tick? Are you drawn to spirals? Dig circles? Adore triangles? Click [ here ] to discover more about yourself.
So, if given the choice of a circle, square, spiral, equidistant cross, or triangle, I will prefer and/or feature the square the majority of the time in my art. Squares make me tick.
According to Arrien, the square represents a state of being stable, solid and secure. In a innermost desire for consistency, accountability and completion, drawing a square mirrors the process of constructing a foundation.
What makes you tick? Are you drawn to spirals? Dig circles? Adore triangles? Click [ here ] to discover more about yourself.
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