Dear Lydia,
I lack the words to thank you for your latest feedback - particularly for the one related to the below painting, Family Tree. I must confess to you that its relationship with the Tree of Life had escaped me, immersed as I was in its beautiful and at the same time formidable appearance, and with it I also missed the deeper meaning involved in it as a symbol of permanence. This in itself is pretty strange, since the Tree of Life as a symbol of the world axis has long exerted a profound fascination on me - particularly the fact that it is said to remain forever still while the rest of the universe revolves around it, which may be regarded as the main attribute of God. This, to me, confers Vladimir Kush and his work an entirely new, rather metaphysical, dimension and therefore has made him all the more respectable in my eyes.
Thanks again,
Miguel
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The painting is a hymn to the family remaining the principal element of human society. It represents the family tree as a mighty tower trunk surrounded by tiers of towersbranches. Its appearance reminds us the saying "My home is my fortress." The trunk of the tree symbolizes the unity of the family, while its branches represent the diversity of life. The Family tree is a grownup sprout of the Tree of Life – a mythological image known in many cultures. It originates in the idea of the great tree as the central axis of a divine energy stream. Here, the spirals of reinforcement represent this spiral movement from the bottom to the top. The family tree tower continues to grow, conveying the idea of the continuity of life. Above the door of the tree home hangs a mandala – a holy geometric composition symbolizing spiritual and cosmic order opposing confusion and disorder of the material world. Quote:
Roger, things are only getting better. Vladimir Kush's works may be unique, but these three below really caught me unawares.
Vladimir Kush - Family Tree
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