Viral exploration.

Viral exploration. Ink drawing 14"X17".

An artistic mind can find beauty anywhere - but what about the world's most deadly viruses and bacteria? They can spark interesting cognitive dissonance in viewers as they are both attractive and repulsive.

"Things hidden in my head" Copyright 2014 © Ronald D. Isom, Sr.

Mind oscillations.

“The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.” 
― C.G. Jung



"Things hidden in my head" Copyright 2014 © Ronald D. Isom, Sr.

Metropolis

"Things hidden in my head" Copyright 2014© Ronald D. Isom, Sr.

Dog catalog 11"X17" Sharpie pen drawing.

"Things hidden in my head" Copyright 2014 © Ronald D. Isom, Sr.

A friend reminded me to today of the lack of original thought and the excessive use of memes on Facebook. I have preached the gospel of creativity for many years but I have fallen prey to meaningless meme postings. This posting could be a meme. It is not original thought; countless articles and research papers are available on the internet. At least my art is original. Hold on a minute! My work contains elements and ideas from other artists. There are entire internet sites dedicated to Sharpie art. I am certainly not the first person to doodle. I use quotes from books to explain my art. It is an age old story we fool ourselves into thinking we came up with an "original" idea. I guess I am just trapped in my minds meme.

"Things hidden in my head" Copyright 2014© Ronald D. Isom, Sr.

“Many myths and religions have some kind of threat of retribution from their god or gods, and their doctrines warn of the dangers of doing various forbidden things. Why? Because memes involving danger are the ones we pay attention to! As oral traditions developed, our brains were set up to amplify the dangers and give them greater significance than the rest.” 
― Richard Brodie, Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme