The following are some of the concepts in mind as I worked on new images and edited previous images for my new work (above). These mixed media images can be seen at Talisman Gallery in the Alberta Arts District of Portland, OR, Friday thru Sunday, 12 to 6. Sources of study are listed below.


Entropy = Diffusion of Energy: Organized forms of matter gradually disintegrate if no new energy is input....e.g. All of the molecules in a bottle of Dave’s Insanity Hot Sauce emptied into a 2 gallon pot of chili will, in time, disperse evenly throughout the container. When uniform distribution is attained, we have Entropy + a nice & spicy dinner. Another example of entropy is seen in the molecular breakdown of materials--all materials will disintegrate eventually...Nuclear physicists speak of half-lives, Preachers preach of life celebration and "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust"...And, I've wondered what happens to the rubber on a tire as it meets the road for 40k miles...But, of course, even rocks and steel wear out eventually, as molecules disperse.

Syntropy(antonym)= Concentration of Energy, a condition opposite of entropy in which energy is contained, controlled, or lost energy is constantly replaced. e.g. a city thrives while alive, but would disintigrate eventually if no new energy were input. Originally Syntropy was considered in terms of the metaphysical. It was an explanation of the continuing advancement of civilization. It was probably first proposed in '77 by Albert Szent-Gyorgyi. In his writings, he explains the forces involved in combating entropy--a living being fights the deterioration of aging by being active.
In the poem, The Second Coming by Keats, the concept of syntropy is alluded to for its metaphysical explanation--In post war Europe he was certain Entropy was going to prevail:
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,


)))))))))))))Syntropy & Entropy are demonstrated in this body of work as my original photographic prints are distressed to the point of near destruction and then are brought back to life by media (new energy) such as oil pastels, colored pencil, and photo oils enhance the faded image. ))))))))))))))

Syncronicity: a string of concurrent, subliminal, & seemingly unrelated events is suddenly connected by a serendipitous moment. Call it luck, call it a fluke, call it happenstance, Jung considered it a phenomena of human life.

Syncronicity is seen in my Mixed Media image, Rules, from the American Indian Series. An American Indian Chief from the Umatilla tribe walks by a sign at the Pendleton Round-Up. It is a sign that has been in place at the Indian Village exit for at least 40 years. His people live by the rules of the "white man" now, but for hundreds, maybe thousands of years, the land was theirs and they answered only to nature and their own polytheistic gods.
A downpour interrupts the American Indian’s moment of reflection on the past. A lean & young Caucasian businessman runs toward him on his way to the subway. He is protected from nature's wetness by a large umbrella. A briefcase protects the valuable documents of his daily struggle for wealth. The American Indian continues into the village to his teepee. He takes comfort in knowing his people have learned the Rules of the "white man". The local casino has provided.

Syntonic: A condition of emotional equilibrium, responsive to the environment.
syntonic: The opposite
In this body of work the dynamic forces of nature are explored. Also in mind: time & changes in society--physical, psychological, and social--and the challenge to deal with them. I am hoping these works will strike an emotional note in the viewer---or better yet, several notes, harmonic, dissonant, and a few in between.
Sources:
Wikipedia
Websters Dictionary
Jerry Bergman's book on Szent-Gyorgyi's Theory of Syntropy