Symbolism & Iconography in Art
Explore your emotions with the symbolic meanings in contemporary artwork. Learn how to identify the signs of your core self to inspire emotional growth.
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Endings
Now and again, I come across an image slightly different from what usually draws my attention. It will usually represent a once familiar tune that no longer plays, but the memory of the dance it inspired will rattle through my body. Sometimes it creates discomfort, and at other times, joy.
The Invisible Man
According to his DeviantArt profile, Crilleb50, a.k.a Christer Borgquist, considers himself a hobbyist. Yet, there’s no lack of professionalism regarding the finished product. I couldn’t decide which of these three pictures I liked best; they all deal with slightly different variations of the missing self.
Isolation
Kasia Derwinska’s art reminds me of the work of Leszek Bujnowski. Kasia has an awful lot of images to look through, but I didn’t even get off the first page before realising she was able to pull the viewer into a place of quiet. However, it’s not because of her choice of subject matter. She evokes
Almost Boxed In
Kathy Grieb Kennedy is one of my top twenty favourite living artists. After spending a good half hour scouting around for images, I remembered I hadn’t paid Kathy’s portfolio a visit in over a month. Kathy’s prolific in her creative output, but there were two in particular that stood out
Friend or Foe?
A couple of years ago, someone randomly sent me this picture with the comment they thought I’d like it, and I did. Despite the image provoking a sense of intimidation, I found it intriguing. I put it to one side for a post but somehow deleted it. I searched high and low
Looking In
The three images I want to look at in this post were in the same portfolio as the Kraken image I shared the other day. I felt they offered a calm respite from the internal shite threatening to throw me off-balance. The view through each window provides only tiny pieces of information and
When Darkness Offers A Light
The Kraken is known to be a destructive force. Krakens are a recurring theme for me and represent an emotional daemon which lurks in the depths of the subconscious. Symbolically speaking, water correlates to the emotional life. As a guardian of what lies on the bottom