PANSPERMIA
The works that I present to your contest are a plastic interpretation of the theory of "pasnpermia".
Etymologically, "panspermia" comes
from the classical Greek παν (bread, "everything") and σπερμα (sperma
or "seed"). The main thinker was the Greek philosopher Anaxagoras
(500 BC-428 BC) who was its founder, but in much more abstract and philosophical
terms. Later scientists have taken charge of giving a much more empirical form,
such as Svante Arrhenius or William Thomson.
It is a theory, which subjectively, is very
interesting since it speaks of the origin (genesis) of life on planets like
ours; “something inert cannot bring life, only life brings life”. For me,
biological genesis is the beginning of everything, and everything itself. It is
life in its most synecdoche form, by means of either mentioning a part for the
whole or conversely the whole for one of its parts.
Thus, the work presented has three basic
components to represent:
1st biological component. 2nd a meteoric component. 3rd a spatial component.
In this way, juxtaposing these three elements on
the canvas I humbly intend to interpret this genesis theory.
On a formal level, it is a most academic work,
using everything that refers to the most classical pictorial tradition, using
plastic pigments on linen cloth, nothing else. Formal simplicity in the work is
essential to capture the concept of genesis (something that goes from simplicity
to complexity as a basic natural law) and not getting lost in anecdotal
details. Simplicity is intrinsically required.
