Publications
Thomas Dubs
Kunst und Evolution
(German language)
Publisher: Foundation Thomas Dubs
© Foundation Thomas Dubs, 2011
Linen, bound.
184 Pages,
29 Illustrations black and white
ISBN Nr. 978-3-9523538-1-3
Price: CHF 44.00 (excluding shipping costs)
Price: EUR 34.20 (excluding shipping costs)
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About This Book
In this short text – a text work – the artist Thomas Dubs examines the cultural development of mankind. He poses the question: what has made human beings engage in artistic activity for thousands of years, in spite of the destructive aspects of life, and what mysterious forces drive them to pursue constructive endeavors? In seeking an answer, he considers the examples of viruses and cell division and gathers insights into the regenerative and destructive dynamic of evolution.
Dubs reflects on the genesis of life and contrasts his Schaumauge (foam eye) as a fanciful notion of our existential origins with Amos Oz’s conception of life and death, Rilke’s primal sound and Goethe’s archetypal plant.
He describes the situation of cultural man in face of destructive and constructive aspects as a liminal experience between resignation and hope. His conclusion: as part of nature, individuals possess an evolutionary, creative force within, enjoining them to resist the elements of destruction.
Thomas Dubs
Die schöpferischen Schichten im Menschen
(German language)
Publisher: Foundation Thomas Dubs
© Foundation Thomas Dubs, 2009
Linen, bound.
352 Pages,
51 Illustrations black and white
ISBN Nr. 978-3-9523538-0-6
Price: CHF 48.00 (excluding shipping costs)
Price: EUR 32.10 (excluding shipping costs)
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About This Book
In this work Thomas Dubs addresses mankind’s creativity. He explores the questions: Is there a primary source for creativity? Are evolutionary creative processes of man evident? In order to answer these complex questions, Thomas Dubs combines various fields of study in a multidisciplinary approach: mythology, microbiology, geology, architecture, art and philosophy, together with his own experience and knowledge. As a result of his investigation, he discovers layers of evolutionary structures that we human beings – as part of nature – carry, physically and archetypically, within us. Thomas Dubs shows how craftsmen, architects, artists, musicians and philosophers employ these inherent structures, consciously or unconsciously, in their work. He renders visible the creative layers in mankind through the use of drawings, photographs and reproductions of three-dimensional objects made by the author for this book. The reader is encouraged to reflect on man’s creative predispositions and to question how mankind will deal – today – with these positive as well as negative forces.
©Foundation Thomas Dubs, 2009