Central seems to be the theme here. I put a “©” at the center of the picture. It’s actually the middle enlarged part of my Art of eVan logo. The letter C has all kinds of allusions other than just “copyright.” As I mentioned, it can mean central, and it can also mean Christ. The middle part of this digital image has what looks to be a cross. I hadn’t consciously intended to create an image of the cross, but there it was as I continued to zoom in, edit, copy-fold, and adjust the material I was working with.
C is also a symbol for an incomplete circle. Both the words “complete” and “circle” start with the letter C. As I mentioned, the original inspiration for making and using this image for my art wasn’t to capitalize on the letter C. It was to imagine a visualization of the quantum “fabric” of space and matter on an oceanic surface of an atomic and molecular level.
Atomic and molecular orbitals are what I’m imagining here. More accurately, it’s like a cloth or fabric of interlocking molecules as seen with their energetic, moving, waving, orbital qualities displayed in color and borderline non-physicality. It has a shimmering quality like ripples of light reflected on the surface of a body of water. If you look at photographs of atomic orbitals, the electrons circling around the nucleus of the atom are not solid, but are non-physical clouds of light. They seem like flames on candles, but have more organized sequences and patterns of “flickering.”
Specifications:
Title: Quantum Flower (version 1)
Source mediums: Magazine print glued to paper, manipulated digitally with Photoshop
Print medium: Hewlett Packard printer ink from Hewlett Packard DesignJet Z2100 printer on Hewlett Packard print paper (Note: print can be made with archival paper and printer if requested)
Digital manipulation completed: 4/24/2018
Dimensions of print: 30 inches by 29 inches
Number of limited edition prints: 25
Contact me: artofevan@hotmail.com
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