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By: Donna Southern
I have created so many artworks during this period of quiet on-line that I have to update my image bank and website library. If you are a folllower, I shall look forward to hearing your responses to the recent and archived works. New catagories of work will unfold, such is my love of life and nature.
Quantum works - Mindscapes. Revisits to Rothko, Twombly, Hesse and Bourgeouis.
Donna Southern
Having completed my research on Psychology in our society, I am ready to write. Where do we go from here! Can you take the blinkers off and look at the real world?
What world do you live in? May I be academic, spiritual or philosophical as we do not have space for higher thinking in this silly baby world anymore.
I look at society and the fact that we work to the lowest common denominator. I am angry. My world is so boring because pseudo intelectuallity breeds snobbery and concealment, not wisdom just stagnation. I am .... dull because thats all I am allowed to be....
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Donna Southern, 'Controlled Disruption', Oil on Canvas. 5' x 5', 2000. This was created in 2000. I am revisiting this and moving beyond. This work has decided to break free of its bindings, does this mean an end to 'controlled disruption'. No, i think not. Following Nash's Boulder, am I becoming free- er or free to look from a different state of mind!!
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Donna Southern, 'Controlled Disruption', Oil on Canvas. 5' x 5'. Here is the whole painting, showing the black boundary line with the central focus on erupting chaos.
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Donna Southern, 'Detail', Oil on Canvas. 5' x 5'. The Solid Black Line represents boundaries.
# 1 [2 February 2010]
Here is 'Controlled Disruption.'
Cy Twombly Revisited. I adore Twombly, the original mark, untrained and raw. I love running workshops using this approach.
Here we have a white canvas with a four black line boundary, the controlled square, be it to restrain, constrain, keep safe, protect, keep pure, immunize,imprison, quaranteen who knows!
Inside the square we have chaotic behavior, emotions, feelings, turning and spinning, amazing reckless energy dynamic and alive
Observing the raw mark in children is becoming quite difficult as they are quick to adapt to cliche marks: children are so keen to develop.
Unseen sophisticated marks ignored and in-signified, laid bare and inspected for the new raw mark, or the Happy accident observed and delightment gained. Who are we kidding as we evolve. Losing the point in mediocrity and sophistication,yuk!
This work was created in my college days, my next addition is Creative Eruption, in Twombly fashion. A juxtaposition to the controlled effects of the square and firm black outline with it's chaotic inner partner.
The irony is that the true juxtaposition for me a Wilhelm Reich followers would be an orgasm. Using elastic band theory, quantum physics, Mandelbrot fractals, is this how the universe was created!
I now need funding to develop the art work and write a thesis.
Now, what a good project!
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