Abstract Images are a common feature in our minds and world

Abstract art can help us see parallels and sense echoes between our aesthetic expression and forms in science and nature.

Abstract image, Sonar Image, Floor Gulf of Mexico
Sonar Image, floor of the Gulf of Mexico

At first glance, these images appear to be abstract art. Under closer examination, we see that they are scientific images of the ocean floor indicating deposits of gas, crude oil, and voids.

Sonar image, oil, gas, reserves, Gulf of Mexico, Abstract image.
Sonar image of oil and gas reserves, Gulf of Mexico


Imaging of the brain produces similar abstract images.
We have a natural capacity to know these shapes and use them in abstract art. Upon deeper reflection, we realize that we have the capacity to understand and express these insights through art.
The cognitive function of the brain is what we refer to as the mind. Therein lies a universe of symbols and archetypes that manifest as innate knowledge. This may be why we are touched by abstract art. The art does not objectively describe something that exists as an object. It expresses something that we feel and know, almost like a memory from a dream

Oil, Gas, Reserves, Gulf of Mexico, Sonar Image,
Sonar Imaging showing oil and gas reserves, Gulf of Mexico

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