![]() This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons near us. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. “A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. The indigenous human desire and need to evolve and communicate with each other and our environment is taking us closer to the intelligence of the expanding Universe through our constant search for globalization and harnessing precious resources for natural energy.īeyond our basic needs on planet earth is the search for untapped energy, other galaxies and other life forms, but must we not first protect our own sacred Garden of Eden? ![]() Despite this reality, a new emerging generation is seeking to protect and to once again illuminate our most sacred energy resource, nature. Destruction to the delicate ecosystems and balance of mother earth will ultimately sabotage our basic ability to advance as a species and even survive. ![]() However, over the last two centuries, ignorant abuse of nature has blinded and threatened to paralyze us in our own evolution. Since the beginning of human history, all cultures have honored and respected nature, recognizing its mystical power and celebrating the bounty of our natural environment sustaining our existence. ![]() Why is this rich topic, spanning evolution over billions of years, the source of energy, food, shelter, early medicine, science, and human history not just as valid today as it was a thousand years ago? Mythological and religious symbols derived or imagined from nature became a common root of all narratives in all cultures in the world. The exquisite language of the timeless but revolutionary landscapes that we once marveled at in paintings by Turner and Monet seem to be now merely a credible topic isolated to the past. Due to the complexity of the commission, a description based on this one, “Magnum Opus” art piece is featured in a separate statement.ĭespite nature’s infinite lineage in all cultures since human existence, the highly complex topic of nature in art has ironically been often marginalized as commercial “landscape” and frequently dismissed in contemporary art circles. Massey Foundation for Arts and Sciences recognized the vital relationship between art and science by awarding a commission to represent the foundation, and which became the focal point for this art exhibition. The inception of “Primordial Illuminations” seeks to reconnect us to the vast scope of our relationship with nature by recognizing that this primary origin is permanently united to the human condition, evolution, imagination and the foundation for learning in the arts and sciences. Thousands of years ago this primordial relationship with art began with the natural environment which created us, into which we were born, which sustained us, adorned us and ultimately taught us about a mystical energy and power in the universe greater than ourselves. The genesis of art is one of the earliest virtues of human intelligence, spirituality, and history by perpetually connecting us throughout time to our primary origins and evolutionary purpose as human beings. Primordial Illuminations Artist Statement - Tarra Bandet
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