My paintings of the last twenty years are framed within traditional symbolism. The ethical issue runs parallel to some aesthetic content (that means a personal style of painting and the influence of other artists in my work. The ethical issue is the key to see and appreciate the work.

 

From ancient times, symbolism has existed as a form of communication. It is based on identifying different things in terms of space, time, matter and other defining circumstances. In fact, symbolism is the essence of the intrinsic properties of created things.

 

Likewise, the artist, by using symbolism in his artwork seeks spiritual maturation or rebirth through his art. Although no artist in any genre of art can exhaust all the images, the symbols themselves are the key to the most intimate of the secrets. They can only be revealed by divine inspiration, but for those who honestly keep searching, each and every symbol helps to restore the original path of man.

 

The meaning established in the art object is only a reflection of the light which contains the eternal spirit. The symbol in Art, as in Philosophy, is everything in terms of the soul and body of things created in the universe that reflect the spiritual archetypes.

 

- Luis German Ardila 2009