As I attended graduate school at Hofstra University on Long Island(2007-08), I became very aware and interested in the writings and findings of the Psychologist, Carl Jung. Jung collaborated with Sigmund Freud for about 7 years, Freud called Jung "his adopted eldest son, his crown prince and successor". Jung however, went into a different direction than Freud as they split professional ways, concerning himself for the majority of his career with the collective unconscious.
For those not familiar with Jung or the collective unconscious, I will explain in the next upcoming parts 2&3 of this blog series...for now I'm mostly concerned here in introducing participants to an artist and his work that I had been recently introduced to, Kevin Loughran. I mentioned to him via FB that his work reminded me of Carl Jung, mandalas and universal archetypes somehow; he then informed me that I was on the right track in mentioning this and at the same time increased my insight on the overall picture of Jung and his (our) collective unconscious, by informing me that Jung just wasn't into art and psychology, etc. but also things like the universe and astrology in his words..."his quotes keep being referenced in the Astrology books and articles i read."
The following dialogue takes place after Kevin viewed my series of Fractals after sharing them with him, this conversation being through this piece of mine and his (seen above):
Kevin Loughran This is Wonderful, Chad! The Brightness and Freshness of it is in contrast with the Complexity of the Shapes. Reminds Me of the Final Scene in the film, "The Incredible Shrinking Man." As he approaches the Atomic level he becomes Aware of New Universes Opening Up to Him. That's what i see when i look at the Centre of this. Love it!!! :)
Chad Rasmussen thnks Kevin, never saw the movie, but I realized this same sort of thing only after viewing your work; fnny how thet are all connected somehow, likesoe eternal cosmic puzzle always coming together one clue at a time!!
Not only did this allow us to have further insights to our own works and into a Public Figure like Carl Jung that we both happen to admire, but I also received advice on another movie to watch; for even more insight on who knows what...possibilities are always promising and sometimes as simple as watching a nicely recommended film. More on Carl Jung, Kevin's "Atomic Level" insight discussed in part 2&3, I will also talk about Jung's Individuation process and polar opposites, etc. stay tuned:)
