Ashley Collins
The
Sun does not judge Good.
The
Sun does not judge Bad.
The
Sun fives its warmth equally to all shoulders
When
you are like the Sun, you have found you
-8th
Century Japanese Proverb
How do we shine on
others? The core of our soul is more
powerful than the sun – a single ray of love, invested in another, changes the
world ten fold.
For
Collins the canvas evokes the echoes of generations, the tear of the horse is
wisdom. And just as wisdom builds over
time, The painting includes a special jar of gold leaf, which is to be applied
to the tears by the owner time and time again, building upon layer after layer.
The
young anime girl is representative of risk – the daring to stand out, to create
something from nothing, through sheer will of effort. It is those of us who are willing to go
against the grain, to see our world from a different angle, that create the
most change in our world.
It
is the constant balance of risk and wisdom that make our paths so beautiful.
In
Japan, the circle of the sun is particularly poignant, as Japan is the most
eastern country of Asia, and because of this, our visual perception of the Sun
Rise is larger than almost anywhere else in the World.
The
Circle of the Sun awaits.