Karma, Hermes, Cannabis Convergence: a Post Modern Myth

At first glance, we see a couple of cats outdoors on a wooden railing with a pot of plants. Then you look at the title of the painting, and wonder what I'm talking about. Convergence? A post modern myth? Are those pot plants? Why the creepy sun and dwarf? Are the cats named Karma and Hermes?

If the painting is interesting enough to draw you in and study closer, a collector or art lover will begin asking questions in their mind: how and why did this artwork get here? Fans of philosophy may go even deeper, by unpacking multiple perspectives on a creative 'object'. They may delve into the mind of the artist and the cultural circumstances happening when the artwork was manifested.

Over the months I spent working on this piece, I was also growing a field of hemp plants. During my day-to-day chores of being a farmer, I became fascinated with telling the bigger story here. Specifically, how our culture has karmically harmed this fast-growing natural resource. Long before western nations exploited neoliberalism for market domination, the commerce spirit of Hermes was alive and well. The opposite of Hermes is Hades, also known as Pluto in Roman speak. Pluto is where we get the word 'plutocratic', someone who amasses wealth without spending. In contrast, Hermes represents social mobility, transformation, and is the original 'disruptor'.

The sun sculpture and the dwarf in one way, represent the big tech giants and Wall St. They are in the middle of things, holding dominant ground, but live in a container. The atmospheric conditions are far more vast and expansive, you sense the universe itself, is shining down on this intimate vignette. While financial and digital giants hold on to massive hoards of data for plutocratic control, it is the mercurial nature of commerce, that allows a perpetual cycle of creativity and innovation to ebb and flow.

Good old Hermes to the rescue! Business leans in to make amends with Karma, prioritizing LIFE over static objects, institutional systems, and dead wood. The humble hemp plant is inspired once again to write new stories; this time it's for our post-modern age. Convergence of healing our past mistakes, with commerce for best planetary health outcomes, is the story we need to embrace NOW.

24" x 36" acrylic on canvas.

'Karma, Hermes, Cannabis Convergence: a Post Modern Myth' is original artwork by Karina Zedalis.

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Reference: Jonathan Cook, 'Hermes the God of Commerce', Medium.com, 9/11/2018.