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THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF THE TRIPTYCH
The creative process is a complex game between the conscious and the unconscious , between personal instances and external circumstances , an exercise of awareness in which nothing comes for free , neither the author ' s choices nor the haphazardness of events .
Entering into the specifics of the triptych , I would like to describe the work by explaining , as far as possible , everything that has happened since its conception to its final completion , working and compositional choices , techniques and events .
First of all , I have to say that I did not personally choose the subject , but it was proposed to me and I accepted it . Normally I deal with subject matter connected with my personal sphere of interests and research that , as illustrated in the previous pages , encompasses aesthetic and spiritual content between the East and the West ( see I KING , SHODOKA and RUPALOKA above ). In this case , the request to depict the Struggle of Jacob presented itself almost as a challenge , a stimulating opportunity to probe the structure of the ego , disengaging me from my ideals and drawing me back to the roots of my Christian culture .
To address this topic , I felt it appropriate to first deepen my knowledge of it by : - meticulously consulting the biblical text , - researching and analyzing the many previous artistic interpretations of The Struggle of Jacob , - listening carefully to the recordings of a series of preparatory lectures held at the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage of the Church , of the Pontifical Gregorian University . The following list shows full the range of the lectures :
Nuno da Silva Goncalves , S . J . The Purpose of the Artistic Retreat " The Struggle of Jacob , Cologne 2016 ". Yvonne Dohna Schlobitten The Struggle of Jacob according to Guardini . Giorgia Salatiello Immediate Immediacy : from Experience to the Route of Faith . Emanuela Zurli Jacob Struggling with Himself and with God . Narrative analysis of Genesis 32 : 33-33 . Joseph Sievers The Struggle of Jacob in the Rabbinical Tradition . Martin Morales , S . J . Le Beau Danger : The Struggle of Writing . Jean Paul Hernandez , S . J . The Struggle of Jacob : Spiritual Exegesis . Andrea de Santis Discontinuance and Struggle , Forms of Encounter with God .