The only possible identity formation is connected to a spiritual energy field, which delivers vital intellectual strategies and emotional firmness. Therefore it is important to search for alternative ways to live in a world, which is being permanently unbalanced by the indulgence of certain energies. Are the semiotic signs of our times (tokens, acronyms, anagrams etc.) a revitalization of the ancient cave symbols? Are computer and internet language with all their algorithms and electrical engineering computing the originator for the future of writing, and implicitly language? It is a proven fact that abbreviations ease communication out of reasons of time efficiency. If this fast pace is grounded in the motto “time is money”, then we should redefine the concept of time. How can we change the meaning of these symbols? How can we redefine the concept of ‘time’ as it is? How can we disconnect from the intellect and follow our intuition and emotional intelligence? The answers are redundant, for only inside the anti-quarks of antimatter and quarks of matter we could find the energetic source of our DNA structure. Molecular biological, genetical and technical achievements are vital for the health care system as they generate pain-freedom and prolong life-expectancy. Are the codes and information inside the molecular structures of these achievements of natural origin? Nope. But we persist in creating synthetic materials, which every artist needs for one’s work in order to create. Are the codes and information inside our cultural autonomous spaces of natural origin? Yes. Can artistic creations and inventive processes generate pain relieve and spiritual liberation? Yes.
The common denominator for creativity and humour within us is life affirming energy. Our energetic capabilities allow us to embark into a never ending creative process. Writing, drawing and painting, playing music, dancing, performing, designing, acting, photographing, filming, programming etc. are our God-given talents. We make use of them in order to express our feelings, thoughts and realizations and shape them into organic form. An artist needs inspiration, a strong believe, existential comfort, and most of all light to create and generate beauty and truth. Light is the source of life. Light is the source of energy. Light is the source of colours: white, black, red, blue, green, yellow, brown, orange, pink, violet, gold, silver, crimson, ochre, pale orange, chrome yellow, orange yellow, yellow orange, vermilion, deep madder, rose pink, red brown, rose madder, grey rose, fresh pink, flesh colour, burnt umber, dark brown, van Dyke brown, burnt Sienna, yellow grey, yellow green, kadmium green, deep green, cobalt green, bright blue, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, Prussian blue, sky blue etc.
The symbols of our times are omnipresent: scenic attractions, neural stimuli, exterior stimuli, superficies, trappings, proprioceptives etc. As we are being exposed to a vulnerability to sensory overload, every day at least 100 different stimuli contacts penetrate our nervous system. These stimuli contacts are stimulated by a big variety of symbols, signs and codes.
We might think of the ancient cave symbols/signs,
the Babylonian system of numbers
the Mayan symbols,
the hieroglyphs,
the symbol/sign of the cross,
medieval symbols,
French symbolist poetry,
Modern symbols/signs
or computer generated symbols/signs.
Our brains have to handle this information. The neurological process of processing this data is connected to our background, socialization, spiritual condition and state of mind. Semiotics and semantics help us to scramble and re-arrange these symbols/signs in the artistic process of genuine creation.
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Tilman-Otto WAGNER 