Artist David Aronson likens the creation of art to alchemy. His website, The Alchemical Wedding, showcases a prolific career that spans a wide range of styles and media. An interest in the Occult is apparent in much of his work, which is beautiful and terrifying at the same time. In this interview David shares some insights into his dark art...
In your bio you explain that your art is an expression of your subconscious mind. Are you ever shocked or surprised at what you create?
I wouldn't say that I was necessarily surprised by what I create because I am so involved in the process that it all seems "normal" to me, and I often
forget that what I do may seem too bizarre or disturbing for others. However, quite often layers of meaning are revealed as time goes on that were not at first apparent in my work, sometimes pointed out to me by other people. This is rather surprising in a very pleasant sort of way--kind of like finding treasure or recovering some precious object you had thought hopelessly lost. It illustrates in a very concrete way how the personal and collective unconscious communicate through images.
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