Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Ocean Tempest copyright Dave Putnam 2010 36'' by 36''


An oceanic storm system gathers strength, expanding outward in an Archimedean spiral. The ocean could be saltwater, or a galactic nebulae, or even a financial market traded in New York. Any cyclical or circular natural system that is expanding traces an Archimedean spiral and this includes the stock market. Technical stock market analysts use the Fibonacci number series to chart this dynamic. The fact that the stock market grows in the same pattern as a spiral galaxy, an ocean storm, or a pine cone implies that human civilization is part of nature and subject to the same broad forces that govern the universe.
To make this painting I used the Fibonacci number series just as a stock market technical analyst might use it to study the price action of equities. There is an interconnection between the hard nosed world of investing and the supposedly ivory tower world of art. Once again the principle of yin and yang apply. For a balanced life we must seek both.

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