Extended Conceptualization: "Cyclical Movement of Saved Souls"

(Subrealist Homage to Van Gogh, Integrating Mixed Physical-Digital Media)

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1. Philosophy: Palimpsest of Souls and Cyclical Dialectic

The work is based on a metaphysics of renewal, inspired by Buddhist samsara and Nietzschean thought of eternal return. "The Staircase at Auvers" could be an original symbol of regeneration and renewal for Van Gogh; here, it becomes a field of spiritual forces where souls, like layers of paint, intertwine and transform. The notion of salvation is redefined not as an end, but as a dynamic process—a liberation through the very movement of the cycle, evoking the Hegelian dialectic (thesis-antithesis-synthesis) transposed into a mystical dimension. The dominant yellow, linked to Xanthopsia, acts as a utopian filter: it transforms “dark moments” into luminous energy, recalling Van Gogh’s ability to transcend his suffering through creation.

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2. Artistic: Subrealist Hybridity and Digital Reinterpretation

Mixed Media:

- Physical: The original canvas, worked with watercolors and inks, captures Van Gogh’s expressionist impulsiveness. Manually cut, photographed, and digitized layers introduce a fragmented materiality, evoking the memory layers of souls. - Digital: The texture of the brushstrokes is recreated through digital painting, then animated frame by frame, giving life to a hypnotic visual flow that simulates the breathing of forms. This dialogue between the organic and the artificial questions authenticity in the post-digital era.

Subrealism:

This self-defined movement fuses lyrical abstraction (liberating gestures) with a symbolic distortion of psychic realities. Van Gogh's sunflowers, stylized as fractal spirals, become vortices sucking souls toward redemption, while starry skies dissolve into digital neural networks—a nod to van Gogh's hallucinations and contemporary neuroscience.

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Conclusion: This reinterpretation not only pays homage to Van Gogh—it embodies his revolutionary spirit by pushing abstraction into new techno-poetic territories. The cycle of souls then becomes a metaphor for art itself: eternally in motion, saved by its own capacity to reinvent itself.

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See the original work at : Saint Louis Art Museum