Parallel Crossroads 2007

Continuously throughout life you will make many decisions that may or may not change the person you are. I am talking about life changing decisions, like getting married, moving house or making a career change. It would interesting to know how exactly the Universe adapts to the decisions made as there are many alternative roots. The Universe seems to constantly adjust to every single person’s decision and constantly expand. My idea is that a new Parallel Universe is created where a choice is made to do, or not to do one of the life changing decisions mentioned before.

Parallel Crossroads Detail

Both Man and Women represent the expansion of life and the ever changing Universe. The couple are at rest and are either sleeping with eyes closed or in deep thought. I thought it was important to make a connection to the symbolised imagery with sleep and relaxation. This refers to dreams and how the subconscious mind explores into imagery that can be decoded to unlock hidden meanings. The couple look different in each Universe because of minor decisions made like hair colour and style. I enjoyed thinking of imagery that symbolised the choices made by the couple and this is an idea I will use again and develop.

The painting has explored three decisions in the lives of the couple; the first is moving house and is symbolised by a pair of cupping hands holding a new house. The second choice is a career change; symbolised by a crystal ball with an open door, suggesting the door of opportunity. The third is a cracking egg releasing light; which symbolises birth of child. Each decision has created a new Universe and the painting has been divided into three main sections to represent this.
Much the same as my other paintings of the last two years, I have integrated the Multiverse theory of Theoretical Physics into this painting, by over - lapping sections of skin and clothes with sections of architecture from the corresponding Universe. Very basically the Multiverse theory states there are other Universes floating in higher dimensional space next to our own.

the Light Gallery 2007