fatigue and unconscious as guides
tired – digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2003
It is not uncommon for me to write about knowing when to call a piece finished. I have also written quite a bit about different endings for the same piece – a digital advantage.
This piece popped up today – and appropriately – someone told me I looked tired yesterday – I was – but more just hadn’t been feeling all that well – nevertheless – not something one wants to hear – but I suspected it was true.
The above piece – I just couldn’t continue that night – practically falling asleep at the computer – but I guess my unconscious knew – it often does – that I was finished.
Though not one of my all time favorites, I love the flow of this piece – the color, the translucency, the buoyancy – it is playful and light – despite its tired ending.
See Also
- Knowledge Jolt with Jack: Conscious kills the unconscious knowledge? – thought this an interesting take on the separation between conscious and unconscious and what happens when we dissect it
- Brain-Mind.com – Conscious Awareness & the Unconscious Mind – though a very lengthy article/thesis – this has some really interesting interpretations about this split – in particular work with selectively brain damaged people
- tired – gallery page for above piece – description at bottom says enough – plus purchasing info available by clicking button at top right of page
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