Man's Long Course and the Five Senses

The planetary sphere twirls in its course in between the channels of Good and Evil, Light and Darkness. Man, restrained by chains in arms and feet and tied at the waist to the axis-pole is trying to understand the world around him through the senses.

His hearing (ear) is assaulted by the cries of the war horn

His sense of touch (finger) is wounded by the sword

His smell (nose) takes in the smell of the fires of war

His taste (tongue) is overwhelmed by the blood drops of slaughter

His sight (eye) takes in all those images that are incomprehensible and illogical

The forces of Evil are marching through the shadow channels holding the cross in one hand and the sword in the other, impaling the planetary sphere. Horror and despair.

There is light at the end of the channel. With bloody hands he is trying to break out of the shell encasing him. He is crawling out with palms outstretched to find mercy and redemption.

Spiro D’Oro

* Circular revolving oil painting (127 cm circumference) with a square background frame 144cm x 144cm

* During the revolutions the observers perspective is not degrade since he is outside the Earth’s gravity