The In-Between Gallery
A gathering of artworks with quiet reflections from a finite mind, searching for herself through the works of others.
The feeding 2007
Louise Bourgeois (France/USA 1911-2010)
Untitled
Louise Bourgeois (France/USA 1911-2010)
Pearl Oyster 1904
Mikhail Vrubel (1856 - 1910)
Work No. 6, 2015
Weiguang Shen (1959 - )
The Law of Subha-Asubha Karma
I Ketut Budiana (1950 -)
Untitled
Ketut Liyer (1924 - 2016)
The literal meaning
René Magritte (1898 - 1967)
Lynx 1976
Peter Birkhäuser (1911 -1976)
'How can we tell when things get old?'
Some children (Goodsir, K., 2024)
Japan 1964
何德來 Ka Tokurai (1904 - 1986)
Waterlines 1989
Richard Long (1945 - )
26 August 2024
“Light is a symbol of clarity.
And dark is a symbol of lack-of-clarity ”
“How does light look when left entirely to itself?… Absolute darkness!… without an object on which the light can fall, one sees only darkness. Light itself is always invisible. We see only things, only objects, not light” - says the physicist Arthur Zajlnc
About the Clear-light mind
We often think the highest state of consciousness is the state of awakening, which is a state exists “outside”, and in Buddhism is called 「the clear-light mind」. Clear refers to clarity and “Light” is synonymous with “awareness”. The “light” here is not an illuminating phenomenon shows in our mind, it’s a “nondual awareness or reflectively aware wisdom” (Holecek, A. 2016)
The concept of reincarnation refers to the infinite creations of our dual awareness in various consciousness forms.
Japan 1964
何德來 Ka Tokurai (1904 - 1986)
18 July 2024
Louise Bourgeois
“Why god is love, love is not god”
The idea of God has been misunderstood as an actual human figure for many centuries, in fact god is actually the essence of each of us. The collective being that connecting us together deep down. The idea of“God is love and love is not god” is subtlety depicted in this painting by Louise Bourgeois, although it might not be the exact “God is love” we’re addressing here. But when we look at things mindfully, love exists in all kinds of forms and everywhere. Love is the underlying force that makes the world run, and love could simply be seen as an intention. And how “separation” is an illusion created by the imaginary fears. Fears can be expressed in millions of forms such as anxiety, anger, being defensive and so on…
When you’re aligned with love
You’re patient,
You’re not rushed and taking your time,
being in the presence.
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When you’re aligned with fear
You’re impatient,
You’re anxious and defensive,
You’re rushed; non-stop finding “solutions”,
being in the past and future.
We’re spectrum of beings, we shift and change every moment. When we define ourselves as a particular person by our past and future, freedom is gone. If you find yourself out of alignment of love, simply SMILE.
09 April 2024
The Law of Subha-Asubha Karma
I Ketut Budiana (1950 -)
Karma is like the expression of every thought and action. Take a look at the painting, the good contains the bad and the bad contains the good, every part is rendered with fluid space. The use of watercolor emphasizing the complicated and uncontrollable nature of karma within our consciousness. And the constant interactions between the good and bad in the painting is also depicting the infinite expressions of life.）
The literal meaning
René Magritte (1898 - 1967)
1 December 2024
Magritte’s five paintings in a series titled The Literal Meaning. The words can seem as literal as they appear, leaving the audience to imagine the rest to complete the creation. However, for those who don’t read the same language, the meaning can feel as far from literal as possible. Interestingly, this can make interpretation even more challenging, making the work feel not literal at all. His pieces explore the manipulation of words in relation to our imagination, becoming even more intriguing once we understand their meaning.
The words forêt (forest) and salon (living room) appear in organically shaped frames that lean against an interior wall. The precise lettering, reminiscent of a schoolchild‘s cursive handwriting, is large enough that the words can be appreciated as visual forms rather than just elements of language. (NSW ART GALLERY)
Sources:
Chen, J. P. (Ed.). (2019). 糾結與超脫：申偉光油畫作品評論集 [Entanglement and transcendence: A collection of critiques on Shen Weiguang’s oil paintings].
De Botton, A., & Armstrong, J. (2013). Art as therapy. Phaidon Press.
Dmitrieva, N. A. (1984). Михаил Врубель. Жизнь и творчество. Moscow: Детская литература.
Eternalised. (2022). The dream artist nobody knows about.
Gilbert, E. (2006). Eat, pray, love. (Quote by Ketut Liyer).
Goodsir, K. (2024). How great questions invite thinking. KG Learning. https://www.kglearning.com.au/post/how-great-questions-invite-thinking
Holecek, A. (2016). Dream yoga: Illuminating your life through lucid dreaming and the Tibetan yogas of sleep. Sounds True.
Long, R. (1989). Waterlines [Offset lithograph in colours].