SIGNS OF LIFE

I developed a series of paintings and poems based off of 5 universal cross-cultural symbols that cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien discovered appear in the art of all cultures: the circle, the square, the triangle, the cross and the spiral. Each of these shapes hold similar meanings worldwide.  In her book Signs of Life Arrien states: “The circle symbolizes wholeness, the square indicates stability, the triangle represents goals and dreams, the cross stands for relationship and the spiral means growth.”