New(ish) Painting

While I had posted this to my FB a little while back, I forgot to post it to my blog. Here’s the most recient painting I’ve completed:

“A Ghost in the Machine”

I’ve loved the move “Ghost in the Shell” for the deep philosophical questions and implications the movie explores. This painting was inspired by the movie as well as noticing how the drive to cling to the Dualist belief system plays out in society. The concept of self (the one who knows) is something that we’ve struggled with for a long time. I like the way Ghost in the Shell deconstructs Dualism.

So, this is a painting of both the ideal and critique of theory of dualistic consciousness.  Is the “ghost” an extension of consciousness or supporting it?