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Octopus Dreams Painting

David Chevtaikin

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Painting, Acrylic on Plastic

Size: 13 W x 14 H x 0.1 D in

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My experiential flow into the subconscious finds myself revealing works I never would have found imaginable. Making the viewer feel euphoric or in a dream like state. Choosing a media which is comfortable and second nature allows me full freedom for new effects to be born in to reality. An octopus dream may have several meanings associated with change, success, dynamism, and innovativeness. It is commonly said to imply that you are multitasking, with a strong hold over every aspect of your waking life. Busy-ness, multitasking, going in many directions at once, approaching a problem from many different angles. Some of the key symbols which are attributed to an octopus totem may be as follows: Willpower. The use of the psyche. Focus on the goals. The creation of an illusion. Creation of mysterious environment. Strategy used for defense. Knowledge of surroundings. The use intelligence. The unpredictability of attack. The complexity of actions. The power of regeneration and evolution. The movements of the water and the octopus together create an aura of mystery surrounding the octopus. This is the influence created by the symbol of an octopus in your thoughts. The octopus is always on the move. Mystery surrounds its home and habitat. But though it is in constant motion, it remains at the bottom of the ocean. This means that it is always grounded. For a person with a spirit animal of the octopus, means living in an environment where everything is in motion around you just like the waters in an ocean; you should not get carried away because you are not grounded. You may need to spend time meditating or have solid down time so that you can cast off negative energy that you pick up from day to day. The totem makes you keep your cool and remain fully aware of the circumstances surrounding you. it has flexibility to extricate itself from very tight spots. The symbol of its flexibility teaches you to be flexible enough to get out of tricky situations. The fluidity of the motion when octopuses moves may create a hypnotic environment where the smooth way it escapes makes the octopus seem like part of the water itself. The octopus totem teaches you to move away smoothly from awkward situations without disturbing others. The octopus totem reminds you to take a stock of what beliefs you need and what you do not. It tells you the get rid of these old-fashioned and unprofitable beliefs in order to attain your goals. The lack of armory makes the octopus save itself by withdrawing with as little damage to itself as possible. The octopus symbol teaches you to leave the scene of any conflict as quietly as possible. Just like an octopus which detaches a part of itself to keep the predator engaged while it escapes; the symbol asks you to do the same by letting go of useless convictions so that you can go forward. The octopus willfully detaches a part of its body when it is under attack from a predator and leaves that part behind as a distraction so that it can make good its escape from the scene. This part is regenerated to make the body a whole again. Because of this, regeneration and transformation are also part of the spirituality of the octopus. As surely as it moves through the waters of the ocean, it represents a need or a process of moving fluidly through emotional states. The totem of the octopus reminds you that any emotional parts of your life which you discard can actually help you change your mental outlook. You pick up new ideas and beliefs which become more fruitful to you. The intelligence shown by the octopus in forming strategy to attack may teach you to do the same when faced with unsavory situations. It tells you use your intelligence and reasoning abilities to find out the best possible solution to all kinds of problems.

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Painting:Acrylic on Plastic

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Size:13 W x 14 H x 0.1 D in

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David Chevtaikin is a Occupy Museum artist at the Whitney Museum Biennial 2017 in New York City. David was born in Albany New York, and attended Ringling College of Art and Design. He later moved to New York City, and since resides in the art center of the world. In 2017 he will be part of the Whitney Bienniall Occupy Museums. His work has been in continuing Art Shows in New York City, and in 2011 was part of the Marianne Boesky Gallery, in Chelsea "Buy "What You Love 2011". His piece "Chief Hanging Tongue" was considered for David Bowie's come back album cover, "The Next Day" (2013 Release). David's work continues to mature, and is gaining attention. His first solo exhibition featuring over 20 pieces at BAMA in 2012-2013.Titled "Initiating The Shaman - The Arch of the Cosmos, Abstraction, and the work of David Chevtaikin. Chevtaikin's work started to expose new discoveries. David's layering of his own techniques through experimentation, results in his unique energetic, rhythmic style. Recently David embarked on compositing his figurative pieces with the abstract in his series "Redefining The Line Between figurative and Abstraction" where he deepens his visual dimension. David has been described as a "Urban Shaman", going to another dimension and coming back with a new language, a visual perception and vision for us all to see. David has been Interviewed by the legendary photographer Richard Avadon.

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