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I have
selected nine examples from the visual arts which I believe are genuine examples
of "objective" and/or "symbolique" art. Images of
all nine works are accessible by clicking on the thumbnail pictures
shown below. Limited discussions of these nine works are accessible
by clicking on the hyperlink titles for each work of art.
Description of Each Example
Based upon
my understanding of the writings of Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, de Lubicz and Jung, I conclude that
subjective works of art communicate ideas accessible to all four levels or
circles of humanity, but are primarily designed for the ordinary people of the
outer circle (lowest level) of humanity. Conversely, objective
(symbolique) works of art are designed to communicate with the three higher
circles of humans, i.e., the exoteric, mesoteric and esoteric. It should
be noted that ideas associated with these higher levels may not be reducible to
the digital-sequential data streams of which natural language (both oral and
written) is composed.
Such objective works of art may be
understood differently by each group of people in accordance with their ability
to understand at each level of awareness. Objective art may be appreciated
by the ordinary people of the outer circle as being beautiful, pleasant, etc.,
but the higher knowledge communicated by such works of art is not discernable or
understood by people of the outer circle.
Each work
is usually described in
two parts:
1) A conventional interpretation
including, where possible, a quotation from the writings of a
leading "main-stream" art historian;
2) An interpretation, when
possible, by at least one noted alchemist and/or hermeticist.
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