The Rise of Consciousness
2019
Oil on canvas with painted sides
H 76.5 x 86.5 x 4cm
 
Mapping consciousness.  As creative impulses emerge from the unconscious, conscious processes intervene, using cognition to modify and integrate the elements into a completed artwork. Initially, humans tap into the single, unified fabric of the universe to access information about the world. This happens at the neural level, as the atoms of the universe communicate with the atoms of the self, with no boundary in between. Sensations form the building blocks of consciousness, giving rise to the awareness of existing in the world. Mental functions engage at a later stage in the process.