I've found myself almost every other day now unconsciously searching the web in hopes of gathering more and more knowledge about up and coming artists. I feel like it is beginning to set order to the chaos of my own art, creating a sort of vision of what I want my art to be like and how I want to contribute to the art world.
I stumbled upon a Finnish artist by the name of Kustaa Saksi. Saksi is known for his inspiring jacquard weaving that captures surreal images of the unconscious dream like state before awakening.
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I find his work to be inspirational and unique although established before. I relate some of his pieces to Salvador Dali's pieces. At least the concept behind them.
If these artists weren't kind enough to provide us with the meaning behind most of their pieces then it would be difficult to establish a solid connection with their work as well as with the artist themselves.
The piece seen above can almost be observed as two separate pieces. The background and middle ground as a realistic piece. A black and white landscape. The foreground as an abstract surrealist piece. A colorful array of over sized insects. As a whole this piece complements both forms of art in some chaotic harmony. It captures your attention but adds no deeper connection until you become knowledgeable about the artists intent. At which point I personally can relate. The background and middle ground are not the focal point of the piece, offering a blurry image of a landscape that is left in the midst of a conscious reality. In my opinion the point at which you are awakening from a dream. The foreground is the focal point of the piece, offering a clear image of surreal subjects. In my opinion the scattered chaos of realm sleep, the only pieces of the dream you remember.
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