Original artwork description:
The title of this work comes from Plato's Republic. When the enslaved manage to escape the cave of shadows and enter into the light of reality, they need someone to help them come up 'the rough ascent'. The full force of reality is blinding to anyone who has been kept in delusion for all of their lives, tricked into thinking shadows on the wall are real and not comprehending their imprisonment. Plato here tries to demonstrate in this analogy the difference between the two realms: form and ideal. The background in this painting is not brilliant light but light through dim comprehension. It pinpoints the beginning of the rough ascent.
Materials used:
Oil & Pigment
Tags:
#nature #mountain #textured #organic #freedom #natural #cave #philosophy #plato #philosopher platoThe Rough Ascent (2021)
Oil painting
by Julia Swaby
25 Artist Reviews
£740 Sold
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 60 x 70 x 1cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Organic
- Subject: Abstract and non-figurative
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Original artwork description
The title of this work comes from Plato's Republic. When the enslaved manage to escape the cave of shadows and enter into the light of reality, they need someone to help them come up 'the rough ascent'. The full force of reality is blinding to anyone who has been kept in delusion for all of their lives, tricked into thinking shadows on the wall are real and not comprehending their imprisonment. Plato here tries to demonstrate in this analogy the difference between the two realms: form and ideal. The background in this painting is not brilliant light but light through dim comprehension. It pinpoints the beginning of the rough ascent.
Materials used:
Oil & Pigment
Tags:
#nature #mountain #textured #organic #freedom #natural #cave #philosophy #plato #philosopher platoReturns and refunds
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This artwork is sold by Julia Swaby from United Kingdom
Julia Swaby
United Kingdom
About
Julia Swaby is an abstract artist with international exposure. Her
work hangs in collections from New York to Paris. She has completed
work for a number of commissions, including for... Read more
