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It’s definitely interesting but not sure I see the connection to time. Does anyone else?
I think the old man is the important piece of the picture. Our entire lives are spent climbing away from inescapable death. No matter what we do, a missed hand hold will eventually result in the fall into blackness. The old mans body is bound to fail him, and he will fall.
The thing I like most is the light that the subject of the painting is climbing towards. Sometimes, when I am in a situation where a negative outcome is unchangeable, I don’t want to deal with it at all. why play the game of life when we all lose, sort of thing. I think the light is what makes it worth traversing the perils of the pit. I think the light is the things that make life worth living.
But I’m just some dude, and that’s what I see. I think someone smarter will be able to tell me I’m wrong.
I realize this is supposed to depict a hellish situation, but this is literally a primate among the branches.
I understand this is the intent as well, but something about this looks really fun to climb
Until you’re old, and you realize it extends infinitely in every direction, and there’s nowhere to rest.
source: am old
