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The crucifix 'Victim, no Resurrection' was the major work of this period and still today expresses for me all that I felt is crying out in the spirit of Ecco Homo. The statement in the title 'no resurrection' isn't anti-Christian but an expression and warning about the degenerative lack of spiritual belief and confidence that I felt, and still do believe, has permeated our society and produces hopelessness in those who are deprived and discarded, and destructive spiritual emptiness in those who are en-captured by 'materialism'. This painting was followed by the 'Room Series', but in retrospect the work was becoming too introspective and paintings such as 'Bird of Paradise' were attempts to fly free and release the spirit in confidence. However, it took a trip to New York to break my thought pattern and produce 'Two Egos' which symbolises human strength and confidence, realising its weaknesses but not dominated by it. |
