The Blue Fish (Metaphor)
( Size: 58" x 38.5" Oils )
The title is a symbolic dual metaphor for either
the modernist Darwinian theory of our evolution or the belief
in our creation by a hyper-physical being (God) situated in
hyper-physical space.
Subjects in the painting:
The Fish
The fish, a Christian symbol of faith, is also painted blue, the
reflected colour of the world's oceans. The blue symbolically
represents the evolutionary tract man has ventured upon due to
natural selection.
Running parallel with the above themes is the plight of the
Earth as a living entity in her own right (Gaia).
The wanton abusive reaping of Earth's resources can only, in the
long term, have catastrophic results.
Action to stop mans determination to exploit the worlds
minerals must be brought to the forefront, the multi-nationals
must be held to account.
Maybe science and space exploration will one day have the answers
to our existence, maybe evolution and God are one and the same.
The more knowledge we acquire should lead in the long-term to less
dependency on Gods, Deities, Folklore and Taboos.
E.W.Powell 5.6.98. Painting completed January 1995.
Complexity comment:
Humanity is, in the views of many, the highest lifeform on Earth, but to
get to where we are today we had to evolve. This was not only in the Darwinian sense over
eons but also over the medium term (by education) and in surviving also over the
short term (by immune system). We still have a very long way to go before we
approach the perfect image we have of ourselves. Can any of us look
around and say "This is the Best of All Possible Worlds" ? Yet WE made it, WE
support its faults and WE alone can change it by our actions.
The responsibility to change is ours, both individually and collectively...
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