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| The Thirteenth Moon |
The Thirteenth Moon , continues a long-held philosophic concept of life and death being followed by rebirth. I believe the traditional duality of life-and-death needs a positive, regenerative aspect.
Initially, I hid words from the William Butler Yeats poem, The Phases of the Moon (1937) within four large, abstract paintings (#672-#675). Yeats described his philosophic system in A Vision (1925; 1937). In Yeats's esoteric system, all things are subject to re-occurring cycles of change, symbolized by the changing phases of the moon.
The concept of a thirteenth moon also may remind many that the annual cycle of twelve months does not correspond precisely to twelve, twenty-eight day lunar periods. The Thirteenth Moon may metaphorically be viewed as a symbol of the continuous renewing of life since it may bridge the last portion of an old year with the first portion of the new.
As The Thirteenth Moon series evolved, I began visualizing philosophical wisdom derived from China's two most famous poets: Li Bai (701-762 A.C.E.; also known as Li Po) and Du Fu (712-770 A.C.E.; also Romanized as Tu Fu). In these “symbolist landscapes,” I no longer hide words behind the central image, but now "picture" them within the bordered frame. |
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BASID #676 (SOLD)
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© 2006
BASID #677 (SOLD)
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Beth Ames Swartz
All thought becomes an image
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
36 " x 48" (0.91m x 1.22m)
2006
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Beth Ames Swartz
Beyond the visible world
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
36 " x 48" (0.91m x 1.22m)
2006 |
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BASID #684 (SOLD)
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© 2006
BASID #685 (SOLD)
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Beth Ames Swartz
While the moon is rounding towards the full, she follows whatever whim's most difficult
acrylic and paste on canvas
60" x 48" (1.52m x 1.22m)
2006
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Beth Ames Swartz
The lonely light, an image of mysterious wisdom
acrylic and paste on canvas
60" x 48" (1.52m x 1.22m)
2006 |
© 2006
BASID #686 (SOLD)
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© 2006
BASID #687 (SOLD)
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Beth Ames Swartz
The birds have vanished down the sky
acrylic and paste on canvas
36 " x 48" (0.91m x 1.22m)
2006
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Beth Ames Swartz
All the birds have flown up and gone
acrylic and paste on canvas
36 " x 48" (0.91m x 1.22m)
2006 |
© 2006
BASID #696
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© 2006
BASID #697
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Beth Ames Swartz
An hour of changing scenes
acrylic and paste on canvas
60" x 48" (1.52m x 1.22m)
2006
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Beth Ames Swartz
If I could walk on ice, with my feet bare!
acrylic and paste on canvas
24" x 36" (0.61m x 0.91m)
2006
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© 2006
BASID #692
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© 2006
BASID #698 (SOLD)
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Beth Ames Swartz
So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed
acrylic and paste on canvas
18" x 24" (0.46m x 0.61m)
2006
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Beth Ames Swartz
The dark ravine was full of the music of silence
acrylic and paste on canvas
18" x 24" (0.46m x 0.61m)
2006
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© 2006
BASID #693
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© 2006
BASID #694
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Beth Ames Swartz
What better place to rest than this?
acrylic, holographic film and paste on canvas
16" x 24" (0.41m x 0.61m)
2006
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Beth Ames Swartz
Leaning on a Cane
acrylic, holographic film and paste on canvas
24” x 32” (diptych: 2@24" x 16"; 0.61m x 0.81m)
2006 |
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BASID #690 (SOLD) |
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BASID #695 |
Beth Ames Swartz
Heaven is high, earth wide; bitter between them flies my sorrow
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
30" x 30" (0.76m x 0.76m)
2006 |
Beth Ames Swartz
Mysterious wisdom won by toil
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
30" x 30" (0.76m x 0.76m)
2006 |
Beth Ames Swartz
And the moon comes running up the river
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
30" x 30" (0.76m x 0.76m)
2006 |
Beth Ames Swartz
Can I dream?
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
30" x 30" (0.76m x 0.76m)
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BASID #672
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© 2005
BASID #673
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Beth Ames Swartz
The soul begins to tremble into stillness
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
60" x 60" (1.52m x 1.52m)
2005
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Beth Ames Swartz
The dream but summons to adventure
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
60" x 60" (1.52m x 1.52m)
2005 |
© 2005
BASID #674
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© 2005
BASID #675
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Beth Ames Swartz
The soul remembering its loneliness
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
48" x 60" (1.22m x 1.52m)
2005
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Beth Ames Swartz
That body and that soul, too perfect at the full to lie in a cradle
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
54" x 66" (1.37m x 1.67m)
2005 |
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BASID #678
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© 2005
BASID #679
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© 2005
BASID #680
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© 2005
BASID #681
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Beth Ames Swartz
Before the full it sought itself and afterwards the world
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
30" x 30"
(0.76m x 0.76m)
2005 |
Beth Ames Swartz
An image of mysterious wisdom won by toil
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
30" x 30"
(0.76m x 0.76m)
2005 |
Beth Ames Swartz
Sing me the changes of the moon once more
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
30" x 30"
(0.76m x 0.76m)
2005 |
Beth Ames Swartz
Caught up in contemplation
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
30" x 30"
(0.76m x 0.76m)
2005 |
© 2005
BASID #682 (SOLD)
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© 2005
BASID #683
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Beth Ames Swartz
Images can break the solitude
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
30" x 30"
(0.76m x 0.76m)
2005 |
Beth Ames Swartz
When all is fed with light and heaven is bare
acrylic, paste and holographic film on canvas
30" x 30"
(0.76m x 0.76m)
2005 |
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