Manhattan - Postcards from the Divine 3
The end of the "Manhattan" series.
28 images in all, the series dates from June of 2015. Subsequent trips to New York will supply more images which'll be added to the collection.
We finish up with one of the "Postcards from the Divine". Here the Cathedral is taken further out into a kind of mystical Surrealism, with the happenstance kismet of unintended symbols and other figures being created out of the mirroring effect. I think of this image as less of a representational image, a "picture OF", than I do of it as a very detailed abstraction. From time to time I like to take "reality" to the cusp of pure abstraction.
St. John the Divine is the John that wrote the fantastically mystical and impenetrable Book of Revelations, the most incredibly symbolic and utterly uncompromisingly visionary book of the whole Bible. It seemed fitting to give the cathedral named after him this final rendition.
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Music Link: "Awaken" - YES, from their 1977 album, "Going for the One". Considered by many fans and critics as well as key members of the band to be their greatest achievement. Recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, YES were profoundly affected their alpine location and felt their collective inspiration was at its all time highest.
"Awaken" is a large piece, with a grand, mystical and cosmic theme to it. It's pure YES in every way. If one were to choose one single song to represent this band and what they were all about it, it would be "Awaken".
Since the piece is so grand in scope and vision I chose it to accompany this image of a Cathedral named after the author of the most profoundly mystical book in the New Testament. Searching for the right close to the "Manhattan" series and of the 3 "Postcards from the Divine" I wanted something big and majestic. "Awaken" seemed a good choice.
The video, that is closely synched to the music, is a mystical thing in itself, reflecting nicely the cosmic themes of the song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHLPOUCaMtY
Zoom in !!!
© Richard S Warner ( Visionheart ) - 2015. All Rights Reserved. This image is not for use in any form without explicit, express, written permission.
Manhattan - Postcards from the Divine 3
The end of the "Manhattan" series.
28 images in all, the series dates from June of 2015. Subsequent trips to New York will supply more images which'll be added to the collection.
We finish up with one of the "Postcards from the Divine". Here the Cathedral is taken further out into a kind of mystical Surrealism, with the happenstance kismet of unintended symbols and other figures being created out of the mirroring effect. I think of this image as less of a representational image, a "picture OF", than I do of it as a very detailed abstraction. From time to time I like to take "reality" to the cusp of pure abstraction.
St. John the Divine is the John that wrote the fantastically mystical and impenetrable Book of Revelations, the most incredibly symbolic and utterly uncompromisingly visionary book of the whole Bible. It seemed fitting to give the cathedral named after him this final rendition.
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Music Link: "Awaken" - YES, from their 1977 album, "Going for the One". Considered by many fans and critics as well as key members of the band to be their greatest achievement. Recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, YES were profoundly affected their alpine location and felt their collective inspiration was at its all time highest.
"Awaken" is a large piece, with a grand, mystical and cosmic theme to it. It's pure YES in every way. If one were to choose one single song to represent this band and what they were all about it, it would be "Awaken".
Since the piece is so grand in scope and vision I chose it to accompany this image of a Cathedral named after the author of the most profoundly mystical book in the New Testament. Searching for the right close to the "Manhattan" series and of the 3 "Postcards from the Divine" I wanted something big and majestic. "Awaken" seemed a good choice.
The video, that is closely synched to the music, is a mystical thing in itself, reflecting nicely the cosmic themes of the song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHLPOUCaMtY
Zoom in !!!
© Richard S Warner ( Visionheart ) - 2015. All Rights Reserved. This image is not for use in any form without explicit, express, written permission.