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Subjects: Architecture: Interiors; Floral & Still Life: Still Life

Genre: Fine Art

Medium: Digital: 3D

Year: 2005

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The Cage

by jasongodbey

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This image is part of a series I did on the concept of transcendence. This image symbolizes the concept of sequestration. Sequestration in this sense signifies a withdrawal into a false reality that is simply given. There are many aspects in society that can distract a person from the things that are essential to that individual’s wholeness and overall well-being. This can be a voluntary withdraw or it can be an involuntary act. In the case of voluntary sequestration, this comes in the various forms of entertainment seen in society such as in television and shopping malls. An individual is distracted by these things and engages in these forms of entertainment instead of engaging and experience life to the fullest and their sense of self is also neglected. Involuntary sequestration comes in the form of restrictions that exist because of structures in society or relationships that can squelch a person’s individuality and creativity. Institutions such as schools that teach people what to think instead of how to think. In these institutions a person’s individuality is restricted, discouraged, or isn’t even allowed to flourish at all. In relationships there may be parents or a spouse that restricts or inhibits the growth of a person’s character and identity. The room looks very old and dilapidated. The cages, chalkboards, podium, represent the act of sequestration and the effects are symbolized through the dead plants and overall lifeless feel of the room. There are four exits in the room. The three that are obvious are through the door, through the window, and up through the staircase. The forth exit is the easel with the unfinished painting in the middle. Painting a piece of original art requires a person to be creative. While being creative a person no longer deals with something that is prepackaged, or simply given, but is able to produce something unique that can convey meaning that expresses that person’s individuality. This expression of a person’s identity leads
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