Original Sun

It is the father of kinetic art, Yaacov Agam, who traces our artistic roots back to the Old Testament. “I shall set a bow in the sky and it shall serve as a sign of the covenant between Me and earth.” (Genesis 9:13)

The rainbow is not only the first work of art; but, more importantly, it stands for the bond between the heavens and earth.  And, as long we preserve and honor this connection we shall always be on a path of creative renewal.

We can dismiss the whole concept by eclipsing it with the scientific view of sunlight double refracting off  moisture and water droplets at different frequencies and angles; or, we can embrace poetic license  and just enjoy its shear beauty and acknowledge the biblical interpretation.

Albrecht Durer maintains “That the artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands…” and this is one command that I will consent to wholeheartedly.

Original Sin might have to do with the fall of man in Gan Eden, but in my mind it is just as great a sin to forget the bond between the heavens and earth that forged the world of art which was given to us by Original Sun.

It is just a thought.