Worship of the Sun

“Worship of the Sun” explores symbolism of the circle in the context of traditional artefacts and manuscripts. The circle as the perfect shape is the frequent motif on my works. It is symbol of Divine, vitality and wholeness. With no beginning and no end, it becomes the target, the accent, the focus which refers to visually esthetic, as well as to collective unconsciousness. Filled with vivid red-orange color circle is associated with the Sun, as a source of life-giving energy. Primitive societies used the circle to symbolize the fertility and vitality. In this artwork, contrasts of colors, light and textures intensify difference between the round symbol and the pictorial structure of the painting which can be seen as the metaphor of the conflict on the past – present relation. Central structure of the composition and individual formal elements of visual field - lines, colors, shapes, spatial and surface energies are accented. The meaning of the creation of the new entirety is not based on the predetermined idea or on repeating original artefact sources which would be transformed into the work of art, but on the idea of creating movement and flow of all art forms and shapes closed within the composition.

This painting is a reflection on many ancient artefacts that glorified celestial bodies and the impression that people from different parts of the globe worshipped the Sun. Beauty of the medieval miniatures and manuscripts on which golden background symbolically represented light and divinity incited serene atmosphere and radiant aura of sunlight in the composition. Delicate drawings and patterns on outer of the painting are telling the story of everlasting sunrise. The circle in the center, filled with vivid red-orange color, as a beacon sends life-giving energy and joy that deflects black shadows of our fears.