ancient motifs, symbolism, jungian art, legacy, ancient power, soul, dreams
Description:
Gates of Darkness I and II function as symbolic thresholds into the unconscious, where ancient memory, instinct, and symbol dissolve into one another. Built through smudged, wiped, and eroded gestures, the paintings resist clarity, depicting a world where form is unstable and meaning remains just out of reach. The visual chaos is to portray a state of becoming rather than knowing. Rooted in Jungian theory, the paintings expose the unconscious as humanity’s shared, ancient knowledge: a vast inner terrain shaped by archetype, memory, and instinct. What the gates reveal can only be sensed. Remembered without knowing. Symbols surface not as clear signs but as remnants - distorted, layered, and recombined. Wor(l)ds seen only in fragments. Nothing explains itself. Meanings exist beyond rational language. Darkness is not absence, but depth: an unfathomable inner space where ancient wisdom continues to circulate, binding us through what we no longer consciously remember. Light knows itself only through darkness.
Gates of Darkness I.
Szilvia PonyiczkiYear: 2026
Size: 70x60 cm
Technique: acrylics on canvas
Price: n.a.
Photographer: Ponyiczki