Pablo Amaringo's Experiences In The Amazon Rainforest

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Peyton Brown Viviano-Broderick General Psychology Art and Psychology Within the immense spread of the Amazon Rainforest, many forms of life can be found, and in the gallery of visionary Pablo Amaringo and his students, they share all of the many experiences found within the arms of the jungle. Amaringo is a Peruvian artist that captures the bright colors of the natural and supernatural elements of the forest, usually from a Shaman’s eyes. In the Appleton, two pieces stuck out to me, one being very contrasted with a bright foreground and a dark, moody background. The other painting, was more moody over all, with little layering, being a jaguar, trees and a small waterfall, all tying into what “Mysteries of the Amazon,” really means. After …show more content…

This second painting may hold a different message, one of spiritual understanding. The painting has the jaguar as the embodiment of the rainforest as stated earlier, the blue orbs are the appearance of a supernatural being always in the midst, hidden within the jungle surroundings. “Religion helps makes sense of the world”(Religion), and for Amaringo being a shaman he relied on the spirituality to see the visions of his paintings. He believed that everything had a life or spirit, therefore in his art, he painted everything as a spirit. Though there isn’t much evidence of there being a spiritual or supernatural being because he was afraid of being persecuted by others for the visions he saw. For me, it brought back vivid memories of hiking around waterfalls and the feeling of being so small compared to a force so …show more content…

Yet, there are also many different interpretation of his art depending on who is analyzing it, his visions speak to his viewers in numbers of ways. Through causing past memories to resurface from trips or through physical or mental issues, and evoking emotions that have been forgotten or repressed. “Mysteries of the Amazon” is a complex gallery, but brings a unique vibrancy to what seems like a mundane world, but the psychological components of the paintings vary from piece to piece. With bright colors to moody, dark components, there are thoughts of underlying depression or pain within Pablo’s paintings, or maybe within his world he saw the darkness hidden amongst the light. His spirituality and creative mind heavily influenced his artwork and influences those who observe it.

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