Any early spherical drawing done in 1983, during my first stay in Japan. The background highlights the complexity of our collective reality while the sphere symbolizes the way even complicated things are interconnected and form a perfect unity, when you look at them from a distance... I also sometimes look at this and feel reminded of the way new life grows within LIFE, there is a womb-like feeling here for me, or a sense of the pearl coming into being within the shell... The image of the sphere of course is one of the Universe's recurring and most beautiful creations... Similar shapes have been used in the surreal art of Escher and Magritte, so this idea is nothing new... I'm very influenced by Taoism and Zen, which emphasize the circle... for me spheres evoke this same "truth" about the mysterious multidimensional reality we all inhabit...
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Texture! Like zazen when it's clicking. Ed Bsandra Lazarides 25 May 2006
ooooooooooooooooooo !!!!! sensual...jennifer pickering 15 May 2006
fantastic!!!Marie WingerMeyer 13 May 2006
This is a very interesting symbolism you describe -- the image has both impact and gravity. Again your patterning brings a sure sense of order that helps to carry your message!Lara Falcone 13 May 2006
Love the straight lines constrasted by the sphere, wonderful text as well. (sorry for the double posts)Beth Austin 13 May 2006
Amazingly sharp and clear lines! Very poetic, and a bit trippy as wellJoke Schotting 12 May 2006
Awesome work!!!!Sara Deutsch 18 Apr 2006
You have a unique gift for metaphore in image and words. Profound work!Barbara Beck-Azar 16 Apr 2006
the idea may not be new, however your hand talent and heart with the excellent vision you have shows through every line and dot... WONDERFUL! i am happy you are on artwanted your art is truly unique...Lynn De Serres 13 Apr 2006
Christopher, this is excellent artwork. Congratulations on greating such absolute wonder.jessica torrant 09 Apr 2006
I agree completely with Christine's articulate response. Well done, Christopher.Cynthia Fisher 08 Apr 2006
This is wonderful! I just love it. Since discovering digital art I don't draw much anymore, images like this really make me miss it. Beautiful!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 08 Apr 2006
really love your work!!! it's great!Christine brand 07 Apr 2006
like a seed being born in a womb of pure thought...Excellent clean accurate poetic intellegent style...very impressvie as your others...I love the way you always give some wisdom with your work...it is like pages of a book cradling the mind...I see a path and a door under your Great Mighty Lovely sphere!! I like the use of lines without colors...it leaves room for the viewer to let there imagination fill in places and interact with your image...have a Fantastic Day, Chris! I love this one too.Emily Reed 07 Apr 2006
Excellent!Laurie Crouse 07 Apr 2006
Christopher, I really enjoy getting lost in your work, this is really amazing! LaurieVera Harned 07 Apr 2006
Wonderful work! Just beautifulAnalua 07 Apr 2006
This is really fascinating and marvelous!!!!