In the Fields
“Out beyond ideas of
wrongdoing and right-doing,
There is a field.
I’ll meet you there.”
I recently created this illustration, and after that, I wrote a poem inspired by it! I do not often write poems, so I was surprised to encounter Rumi's poem by accident. It struck me how relatable it was. (True creative process magic in action there!)
Marc Chagall also inspired this illustration. While teaching a digital art class, I used Marc Chagall's work to demonstrate various drawing and composition techniques to my students. This prompted me to explore Chagall's art more deeply, and I found myself moved by his beautiful creations and remarkable life stories.
Like Chagall, my artwork often reflects themes of movement and transition to new places, language, belonging, and multiculturism. These universal, archetypal, and timeless themes reside in our subconscious as we create art. For instance, I often depict a woman floating in the sky, expressing a feeling of being caught between the heart and the earth and conveying a sense of only belonging anywhere.
This concept resonates with Rumi's idea of fields—spaces between our conventional understandings, like bustling city centres, where people can meet and converse beyond their differing views and beliefs.
I would like to know if these fields could become places where we create art and connect spiritually, spaces where we can move, dance, and share our humanity under the same sky.
Marc Chagall Painting
My poem!