Hanged ego

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My version of the tarot card Hanged Man.

Posted by Mark Wogan on Tue 04 Jan 16:37:50

Love the upward angle and, as ever, thought provoking

Posted by Heather Love on Wed 05 Jan 01:49:46

Scarily Heather the viewer is placed from above... Confronting the shadow often means a descent into matter. Here the viewer the self is looking down at the ego descending. The waters below are meant to imply the ego is about to be submerged in the feelings and then re-emerge better for it. Perhaps the descent is controlled ie conscious or not.

Posted by Mark Wogan on Wed 05 Jan 10:03:43

Hang on Studio Wall

04/01/2022

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When ego is confronted, finding the self can feel like being turned upside down. Reintegration of self after ego consciousness has exploded can be both a painful emotional experience and full of promise and hope of a better future.

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Mark Wogan

New Zealand born. Australasian Gold and Bronze medal awards in Screen-print for best design 1997-1998. 12 years as a first class printer enabled me to grapple with images from simple to complex, colour separations, and attention to detail to work up powerful images. This provides the basis for…

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