(Originally this piece was to be a part of an art exhibit called “Art Saves Lives” things didn’t turn out that way. No matter, in its entirety the piece is entitled Morpheus. The section shown here is called I.M. Morpheus. I’ve included the Artist Statement written for the piece, as it was meant to be a part of the original exhibit. Please enjoy. Thank you.) Art Saves Lives Once upon a time way, way, way, back in the days of antiquity, mankind’s relationship with the GODS was much more intimately intertwined, in every aspect of life, on a daily basis. There were all sorts of deities that governed specific areas of daily living from their residence, Mount Olympus. Here Morpheus is the God of dreams. Morpheus is a mysteriously elusive God. Every dreaming being has been intimately acquainted with this amorphous deity. Even so, every individual’s dream is entirely his/her own creation. Sleep is the entryway to the mystic, fluid, and porous landscape ruled by Morpheus known through the ages by a myriad of names such as the Demos Oneiroi, The Dreamtime, Sueños among others… Dreams are not limited to the synapsis we all experience during sleep. We all daydream […]
El Dia De Los Muertos should never be shrugged off as the “Mexican” version of Halloween. Come on, people that is, just down right ignorant and unnecessarily disrespectful. Whatever ones proclivities, the truth is all of world history, with its diverse cultures, and customs is our collective heritage; to understand and integrate into our individual lives in the present by doing so we make room for ourselves to partake in the timeless and eternal process of being. El Dia De Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) is one of any of a number of global customs that celebrate the changing of the seasons marked by the evident decline in Autumn, as well as, its bountiful harvest. This holiday has its roots firmly planted in the mythology of the Native peoples of the Americas pre European invasion. The elaborate rituals and ceremonies centered around these festivities developed in much the same way as Santeria did for the enslaved Africans brought over to this content by European settlers. Both experienced severe oppression by the European Christian settlers, both were forced to figure out creative ways to integrate the forceful imposition of Christian dogma along with their own cosmology and spiritual […]
