Ardour is a painting in Raewyn’s What is real series and is an expression of the passion required to give birth to fresh creativity. What is real refers to Plato’s allegory The Cave, in which he urges his readers to re-examine their habitual viewpoint and open their minds and see “what is real”. In the story prisoners chained in a cave watch reflected shadows on a wall, never seeing outside. One escapes and discovers life and comes back to tell the others, but they reject his revelation. His escape signifies spiritual and philosophical enlightenment.
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Painting
Raewyn Whaley