While this chaos is emblematic of our anxious age, Berg also includes
pyramids as symbols of transcendence, providing an ancient human context within this shifting natural tangle of lightening and lava.
A tiny bright red helicopter appears on the upper left horizon line, a threat to the celebration of
the pyramid as a symbol of stability.
Not exact matches
Ancient civilizations and
symbols, such
as the
pyramids, have survived for centuries in this country.
This huge stone
pyramid reaching for sky was built
as a
symbol of power and where the gruesome gifts to the Gods were given.
It juxtaposes references ranging from very early paintings depicting paradise to modern paintings of industrial times, references Nietzsche
as well
as Bob Dylan, and shows the striking similarities of
symbols found in Mitla Oaxacan
pyramids with that Atari video game icons.
Iconic images and forms such
as light switches, tree - shaped air fresheners, and
pyramids recur in many works, creating an archeology of objects and
symbols that hover between the existential and the everyday.