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The work, entitled "Everything Starts Today" describes the search for protection by a little Indian girl who is accepted by a goddess Phoenix that the leadership in the search for a new way to break free from the fear etched in his hand. By accepting of herself and body awareness through the energy centers of the chakras the girl realizes that the only way to remove his fear is to learn to forgive herself if she is to forgive others or event of his past that has generated such anguish.

The work is accompanied by the following tale dream
see video of the painting with the illustrated story on you-tube or vimeo the following addresses:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNxit0vBoLg

https://vimeo.com/127731049

The work proposed for this competition therefore addresses the issue of pain and fear which feelings can be addressed by human right through forgiveness.

Apart from the development of my painting titled "Everything Starts Today", I also chose the video medium and the illustrated story because it is in my opinion the one that returns too many mediations without the identity of the characters, where they in the music, the faces, expressions are inseparable part of their historical memory.

My painting and video with dreamlike narrative proposed for the competition Taboo 2015 inspired by a quote by a great man of our history; Nelson Mandela spoke these words: << "Forgiveness frees the soul, removes the fear. That is why forgiveness is a powerful weapon >>.

In my painting I tried to transfer my thoughts to create a world of fantasy and dream, where feelings and emotions, roam free, crossed by the power of dreams, and revealing the various facets of the female. In my work and representation of the dream vision becomes "therapy and the existence of the soul" that joins the observer to inner space inspiring them to immerse themselves in the worlds open to 'exploration and sharing of feelings and emotions.

On the website of Saatchi art you can see the details of the painting offered for this competition because the work is made with a special technique that provides in addition to oil painting also the use of various materials , such as cards embossed , colored lanyards , pastas and sand which makes the work a material effect and high-relief . See link to the following address :
http://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting/Prints-opera-It-all-begins-today/789523/106144/view

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francesca furin
9 years ago
Molto, molto bello, complimenti!!!!
Alessandra Damiano
9 years ago
Grazie Maristella Angeli e complimenti di cuore per i tuoi lavori. Sono rimasta incantata dai tuoi bellissimi alberi onirici. Mi piacciono tantissimo! Un abbraccio e buona pittura ! :)
Maristella  Angeli
9 years ago
Maristella Angeli Artist, Painter
Complimenti Alessandra!
Molto affascinante e profondo.
Alessandra Damiano
9 years ago
Grazie Teresa, concordo in toto! In effetti la capacità di perdonare non è scontata e richiede un percorso di elaborazione molto lungo...tuttavia credo davvero nel suo potere liberatorio, in quanto portarsi il rancore a vita per un torto subito significa emotivamente vivere con una catena al collo...ed è qualcosa che ci fa male, in primis a noi stessi. E' vero, Il perdono è un'arma potente , proprio perchè ci porta a scendere a patti con noi stessi e anche con gli altri, acquisendo la consapevolezza che l'essere umano è fatto simultaneamente sia di lati positivi ma anche di molti lati negativi...Nella vita ognuno di noi impara a scegliere una propria strada per imparare a stare in equilibrio nel caos delle nostre emozioni e ambivalenze.
Teresa Palombini
9 years ago
BRAVA Alessandra!!
Hai ragione il perdono è un'arma potente, ma non è sempre facile, la strada per raggiungerlo non è lineare e a volte è in salita. A parer mio è necessario un grande cuore e la consapevolezza che l'odio e la violenza non leniscono le ferite e a volte ci consumano e ci inaridiscono.

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