Carbon 666

The latest mixed media “Carbon 666” is named for the 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons in a Carbon atom, or C6 on the periodic table. What in the past was superstitiously and paradoxically considered an ominous number in some traditions, actually reflects the now more well understood magic of chemistry and number, though there is much more to learn, and is presented here as intrinsically divine.
Fully upcycled, except for the gloss and gesso, “Carbon 666” is made of packaging materials from various shipments. The ‘canvas’ is made of layered Styrofoam, while the textured top is cardboard, accented with strips of silver Amazon freezer bags. The black parts are charcoal – with a little bit of ash from matches – another form of Carbon in the vast cosmic array of organic molecules that it can create… Carbon is a key player in the story of the universe. While hydrogen and helium were the first elements, carbon came into existence a bit later—produced in the cores of massive stars through nuclear fusion.
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