After empire peaks, it begins its descent, deftly illustrating the principle of Newton’s Third Law: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. It is this very reversal that makes it so difficult to grasp when one is witnessing it from the inside looking out rather than they other way around.
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It is here in the fog of chaos that artists may act as guides. Their intuitive need to explore and express that which is a blessing and a curse illuminates the darkness that obfuscates our view. Once rendered, their work provides both context and subtext that we may use to chart our path into the unknown by providing us a quiet space to contemplate how the present has come to pass.
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Growing up in a small town in Washington, American artist Jake Scharbach developed an early connection to nature that informed his ongoing suspicions of civilization, one that has served him well in his quest to wrestle with the ineffable and give it voice. Coupled with an intimate experience of community and unconditional relationships, Scharbach cultivates a language of symbols and signs rooted in Western ideals to analyze contemporary cultural values.
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