March Theme - Order by Synapse

2D • Abstract • posted on Mar 19, 2005

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2D Forum March Theme - The Concept Of Order The textures inside the discs date back to June 1997 experiments with friends... messes made from putting all kinds of things down onto paper, such as coloured inks, candlewax, tobacco, rolling paper, Magic Tape... I want to hold back on exactly what this represents or could represent as I don't want to pin it down to specifics, I'd much rather keep it open to interpretation. I would like to acknowledge an influence though - in a way this is an unashamed homage to the paintings of Edgar Froese which graced some of his band's album covers, for example this and this :-) Found a nice quote of his on his site's biog actually... not sure if I agree with it 100% (I do still have faith in science) but I still like it: "It is often said that art cannot change the world - but then what has been changing this world in the past? Politics, religion or science? They have filed their own bankruptcy claims long ago. Art can at least attempt to convey the truth. Of course, it will have to present the truth veiled, though, as mankind will never be able to bear it in its naked form." - Edgar Froese, 2003 Thank you for viewing and your feedback and critique is always appreciated :-)

Comments (15)

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titta

8:32AM | Sat, 19 March 2005

This is really interesting, Jim! Order tries to make itself with chaotic elements by creating organized patterns - but the wild and free textures just laugh at order! They change, they move, they can't be held in their positions :-) Really: I see them moving! I like this a lot - it's giving so much to eyes, and head :-) And thanks for the links!

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bevchiron

8:43AM | Sat, 19 March 2005

The symmetry seems so structured but the image has such a fluid sense of both motion & space, for me it really captures the interplay of order & chaos, multiple layers of perception present themselves & I just can't stop staring! Love thoe textures & this is a great composition, nice quote too ; )

cynlee

10:18AM | Sat, 19 March 2005

order from chaos! nice quote to accompany it... to see the work without the structured overlay of order might do me in for sure... the thought process is fascinating :]

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tibet2004uk

12:09PM | Sat, 19 March 2005

This is weird! I'm not quite sure what to think of this...it leaves me perplexe! What really interest me here are the textures underneath! I guess u nailed the theme of the challenge very well here though!

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visionart

3:21PM | Sat, 19 March 2005

Outstanding Presentation Jim!!

a-blue--angel

3:42PM | Sat, 19 March 2005

very interesting Jim; the textured circles are really alive and the first square does right to the composition. The outer square doesn't give anything in addition IMO but nevertheless, original and tastefull!

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digitalgrey

4:03PM | Sat, 19 March 2005

A strange one, the first thing that comes to mind is a revolover...lol. There are 12 white dots, a astrology refrence perhaps?? No I don't think thats it either.. I think it represents the microscopic inner world of nature unseen by the naked eye. I think the fact that you are giving us little insights of a universe we will never truly understand. Powerful and Beautiful

DawnStar

7:08PM | Sat, 19 March 2005

I think I like this because it mostly agress with the ways I think about order. Very nice textures. And a great addition to the monthly theme.

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gunsan

4:18AM | Sun, 20 March 2005

At first this did not appeal so much to me, but after looking a few times it makes sense. Chaos in a pattern of order. Not my kind of order but it gives me food for thought. The textures are gorgeous (as you showed them in the forum)

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cbender

8:13AM | Mon, 21 March 2005

awesome composition, jim - i really admire what you did here... the contrast between the "randomness" of the circles - but still ordered... it's a kind of "inner balance" in here... :) and geat colors...! thanks for sharing!

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Naichan

11:05PM | Thu, 24 March 2005

This reminds me of your Cupola work. Even the colours are similar. Was this made at the same time? Anyway, they all have this theme of order, with that simple, elegant geometry that follows the beauty of Islamic design. In this though, chaos is lurking in the background... Nice touch!

gallimel

12:59AM | Fri, 25 March 2005

I was curious to see your interpretation. really YOUR style. I love it.

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Synapse

2:39AM | Fri, 25 March 2005

@Nigel - nope, it was made about 10 days ago ;-)

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