CONCEPTS & MEANINGS BEHIND THE PAINTING: CHEVEREUL’S PENDULUM Micro Musings No.6 / Anthony J. Parké Helical Stairs & Pandora The helical staircase represents her transformational path. At the zenith of the staircase sits a vessel with its lid open. This references the myth of Pandora and her infamous jar containing…

CONCEPTS & MEANINGS BEHIND THE PAINTING: THE DIOSCURI [The Diabolical Destruction of A Twin] Micro Musings No.5 / Anthony J. Parké I grew up with a sibling who had two very visible aspects, one half the brother of love, the other, the brother of insanity. A power struggle ensued within…

THE EROTICISATION OF A CHAIR LEG Micro Musings no.4/ Anthony J. Parké I think of the wood in my paintings like the mahogany-coloured shell of a Lepidoptera chrysalis…the shiny wood-coloured chrysalis which encapsulates a wealth of potential. The butterfly is held in stasis, caged in a wood-like cathedral. She is…

CONCEPTS & MEANINGS BEHIND THE PAINTING: THE HELICAL STAIRCASE By Anthony J. Parké www.parkepaintings.com Helical Ladder loosely takes it’s beginnings from the Book of Genesis, where Jacob has a dream of a ladder spanning heaven and earth, with angels ascending and descending. …

THE DEIFICATION OF THE HELICAL STAIRCASE By Anthony J. Parké www.parkepaintings.com I frequently use the mesmerising properties of the helical staircase in my paintings as a psychological framework upon which to build a symbolic structure of meaning. The helical staircase symbolises both journey, transformation, and entrapment in my work. …

CONCEPTS & MEANINGS BEHIND THE PAINTING: VISAGES D’EVE By Anthony J. Parké www.parkepaintings.com VISAGES D’EVE