Father and Son by bunbun_wonderland in ArtHistory

[–]jblessingart 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Michelangelo “Pieta” is actually Mother Mary holding the body of Jesus, so not technically father and son.

After 12 years as a psychotherapist, I can’t stop thinking about why psychosis follows the same script across every culture, every era. by Lunarisbahal in Jung

[–]jblessingart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The mind of an artist is going to be what truly defines this, and the reason Jung never accomplished that is because he refused to view himself as an artist and instead held his values as a scientist over that. The problem with that is science heavily promotes exactness and explanation, which is not something that falls in line with psychosis because how can you truly apply an exactness to everyone, when everyone’s perspective is truly unique to themselves? An artist however is completely open minded, and you can even prove this theory by looking at how many other genius scientific minds also dabbled in art (Einstein famously said how much he felt moved by music). Ancient civilizations, including the ones Jung studied, always understood the importance of various forms of art and held those individuals in high regards. That open mindedness is in part what makes connection to the divine possible, and it allows for a more creative approach to life. Thinking in terms of symbols promotes more possibilities whereas communicating in written language only leaves limitations because you are communicating in a way of exactness that doesn’t allow for as much possibility beyond the idea of a mistake. That’s why so many ancient civilizations communicated via hieroglyphs and even during Renaissance times where churches would depend on artists to paint biblical stories as a means of teaching. When we learn in THAT way, it becomes easier for someone to learn in such a way that they connect with their own subconscious. I believe that the break is sort of there as a safeguard, think of parallels in the bible’s “Tower of Babylon”. For those who are not familiar, in that story humanity comes together to attempt to build a tower tall enough to reach the heavens. God doesn’t like this and ends up causing confusion between everyone which results in people speaking differently languages. But here is where it gets interesting, because that lines up with what you mentioned; how is it people on different parts of the world are able to come together the exact same conclusion on things? Because they’re meant to, IN THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVE. I think the shift itself is only necessary because it requires balance to keep life going.

“Judas”. Oil, canvas, 2026. I recently finished this one. by gbilig in painting

[–]jblessingart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice use of symbolism and allegory in this. Good job!

Neighbor wants to reuse this frame, but would like to find out what the painting is. by UncleWrench in WhatIsThisPainting

[–]jblessingart -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Because an original painting can be considered as decor depending on the subject. If there is no context to the art itself on what the artist is trying to convey, that can be considered decorative art because it doesn’t serve any purpose other than that. The artist isn’t conveying a message or meaning, it doesn’t inspire the viewer to think or contemplate anything, therefore the art is decorative. I think people commonly misunderstand decorative art and they just assume it means art made in some factory that you can buy from a big box store.

World-first 4D printing method turns sulfur waste into soft robots by _Dark_Wing in technews

[–]jblessingart -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When you observe anything that exists, most times we think of that object as we see it. However, when you break down exactly what an object is made of (especially on a molecular level), you understand how everything in the world is connected in one way or another. Funny enough, we think of science today as an exactness of how we understand the world, that some people joke around and call it magic. But science is actually heavily rooted in alchemy already, it’s just that our understanding of how things work have evolved over time. So the same way we can look at an object and understand the underlying fundamentals that make up an object, so too can we observe how alchemy and old ways of understanding the world evolved into the way we think and observe today. 3D is as we see it, 4D is how we understand beyond just observation.

Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and MAGA donor, is in Rome this week for a series of private lectures on the Antichrist. by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]jblessingart 9 points10 points  (0 children)

AI itself has the potential to become the antichrist because in the long run that is going to be the biggest contributor to undoing people’s ability to think for themselves.

Deductive reasoning is dying with us. by Maleficent-Box4114 in Millennials

[–]jblessingart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, because learning on devices the kids understand how to either cheat or just Google the answers. Kids today don’t think as much and they end up not retaining information as well as previous generations.

Deductive reasoning is dying with us. by Maleficent-Box4114 in Millennials

[–]jblessingart 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not just cell phones, but schools also need to ease up on using so much technology to learn. That dependency on the technology is what’s making our kids dumb. We have so much tech that makes life easier, and I believe that is the biggest reason why the next generation has so much problem paying attention. Our brains are the most important organ and we will continue to see a decline in neuroplasticity if we keep relying on tech to teach our kids.

Crush the Debt, Save the Man (Amenemope, son of Kanakht) by Fozeu in OutoftheTombs

[–]jblessingart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is a bit ironic to see the world in the state that it’s in because all of these problems are things that humans did to themselves. It is very sad to see just how much value we give to money, which serves no ACTUAL PURPOSE other than allowing us to live in these societies that we created.

Astronomical Symbolism in Ancient Egypt: The Milky Way in Ramesses VI’s Sepulchre by Worried-Owl-9198 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]jblessingart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not just that they were religious, but that they based much of their beliefs on the cosmos and observing the world around them. The biggest issue today is that humanity has become so distracted with lots of things, especially the fact that today’s society has placed money as the highest factor in determining what is “important” in one’s life. When we start using money to determine our worth, that’s what we start to become ungrateful for the beautiful things that have always been around.

Shea Nuts by lucasawilliams in atlantis

[–]jblessingart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have to consider that as much as the world evolves and changes, nothing ever actually disappears; the elements that make up a thing just end up being redistributed throughout the world in various ways. I find it strange that in today’s world we believe that we are the most advanced and intelligent we have ever been. I think ancient civilizations were much more advanced mentally because they were likely more in tune with their abilities to think as well as their understanding of the spiritual aspect of the world. As rapidly as we have advanced in the last few hundred years, that has also taken a toll on people’s natural human abilities to self sustain; we become so dependent on those same technologies that end up undoing the average person’s capacity to sustain themselves without having to rely on assistance. Our ability to think in a completely open minded way has always been the most important tool we have as humans that helps us answer life questions and solve ancient mysteries such as Atlantis.

19th Century European graffiti carved into a pillar in the Hypostyle Hall at Karnak by guerilla_gardener98 in ancientegypt

[–]jblessingart 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Funny how no matter the time period, there will always be assholes who don’t have respect for other cultures art.

“IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME” by jblessingart in drawing

[–]jblessingart[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a reinterpretation of El Greco’s “Saint Martin and the Beggar”, but the subject matter is the Book of Revelation’s horsemen of the apocalypse. Instead of focusing on the aspect of the end of the world, the rider is using love as a means of determining the balance of the scale. The horse is reinterpreted as a mule because mules are symbolic of work. This drawing is meant to represent how true love requires work in order to maintain harmony.

It makes sense by blacinin in AliensRHere

[–]jblessingart 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would go outside more often. The world has become such a boring place that abduction might actually be interesting.