Pyramid
Pyramid


6 Sep - 5 Oct 2012

Solo Show

Artist  John Fitzsimons

Official opening  6th September 2012 - 7pm

Guest Speaker  Shane de Blacam, architect

Exciting and obscure re-interpretations and re-evaluations of ancient civilizations and their megalithic structures – Egyptians, Mayans, pyramids, Stonehenge - inform John Fitzsimons's new series of work.
 
Artist's statement
"Egyptologist Dr. Carmen Boulter’s research intrigued me the most. She talks about the pyramids as ‘sophisticated harmonic structures that mirror the stars but are also designed to replicate harmonic clarities of the human body.’ She talks of a ‘golden age’ in Ancient Egyptian society based on equality, balance and peace. She proposes that the Egyptians would have viewed society today as a ‘dark age’. I found this fascinating. My paintings began as homage to these societies. I wanted to achieve this harmony and clarity in my own work and I took their megalithic sites and structures as my visual cue. As I worked, I found myself contemplating more and more about society today. During the process the dialogue shifted from one with the past to one with the present -looking back but moving forward - in the end these paintings are about hope, aspirations and possibilities."
John Fitzsimons - August 2012

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