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MIkE LOvRIC | CroATiA
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water and fire: associated with unconsciousness, the darkness of night and the
The works reflect on the two opposing elements which maintain moon’s monthly cycles which control ocean tides. The element of
a powerful symbolism within the overall realm of imaginative fire has the nervous temperament and the element of water has
experience possessing a strong correspondence to internal states the lymphatic temperament.
and emotions. within overlaying worlds of fire and water the
emphasis is put onto signification of the division between masculine The works tries to suggest unique property of water which is that
and feminine. Fire represents the Yang symbolising the masculine it takes the shape of that which surrounds it but to never possess a
archetype. specific shape by itself since its incapable of transcending its own
mode of being and of manifesting itself in forms.
water represents the Ying and symbolises the feminine archetype,
the passive state and the intuitive function. Fire is active and Fire is intimate and universal rising from the depths of the substance
water is passive. The intermixing states play with our sensory offering itself with the warmth of love often relating to the sun and
perceptions which relate fire to the heat of the day when light the powers of transformation and purification. Its basic movement
rules over darkness while water stands in direct opposition being is upward rather than downward like water.

| wATer & Fire-1801, diGiTAl GrAphiC (GC) 2000x2000 pix.
| wATer & Fire-1802, diGiTAl GrAphiC (GC) 2000x2000 pix.
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