The late Zoltan Szabo (watercolourist extraordinaire)once told me the cross is the most powerful of all symbols; the reason for this is not it's religious implications as first may be thought...it is because the negative space of the cross symbol forms 4 arrow shapes all pointing towards it's centre. I found this most interesting, and have found since that whenever I have created a crossed shape (accidentally or on purpose) within a painting it does command attention. Point in case, your painting here. It is powerful, and a little unsettling too.
yup,the cross was around long before christianity claimed it. i agree it is one of the most powerful symbols,together with the circle. i don't know why it is unsettling to you,but i like that it does!
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Who would have thought poles could be so pretty....
hi cara,you are the third person saying this...
every thing can be pretty...in the right light!
The late Zoltan Szabo (watercolourist extraordinaire)once told me the cross is the most powerful of all symbols; the reason for this is not it's religious implications as first may be thought...it is because the negative space of the cross symbol forms 4 arrow shapes all pointing towards it's centre. I found this most interesting, and have found since that whenever I have created a crossed shape (accidentally or on purpose) within a painting it does command attention. Point in case, your painting here. It is powerful, and a little unsettling too.
yup,the cross was around long before christianity claimed it.
i agree it is one of the most powerful symbols,together with the circle.
i don't know why it is unsettling to you,but i like that it does!
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