"Passport to the Arts" Gallery Tour

Studio 12 Gallery features “Flood the Subconscious” by Davyd Whaley. June 19^th – August 16^th, 2010. Davyd Whaley creates a visual odyssey within the confines of Studio 12 Gallery with larger than life abstract paintings. They outline a visual concept of mythology and civilizations long gone. Babylon and No. 2 are the crowning pieces of the exhibit. Smallest of the prime numbers “No. 2” has greatness and beauty in its origin. Two has the claim as the primordial archetype. It is represented as balance, reflecting duality of the Taoist principles of Yin-Yang. “No.2” shows us the energy within ourselves and the importance of responding calmly to conflict. Eastern culture considers this number to be associated with great luck and happiness. In ancient times “No. 2” was called a glyph and looked more like an equal sign (=).

“No. 2” is presented with “Babylon” and represents the support system of the Babylonian empire, the two parts being Baal and Ishtar. It leaves us with present day thoughts on duality, in which "we as a society treat one group of persons differently from another. It speaks about double standards, which existed for married life, where a wife might be put to death for adultery, while a husband is free to enjoy as many women as he chooses, provided he does not seduce the wife of another man."(Mythology of Sex, by Sarah Dening, Chapter 3)