1970; original 106.5 x 84 cm
reproduction: printed 200 gsm satin
45% (approx.) original size
custom size on request
The Cosmos
Gestation (Man No. 4)
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Artist's note: This painting shows man No. 4 and, on another scale, how the Moon is fed by her Mother the Earth. Man No. 4,
according to the Gurdjieff teaching, is a man who has created a soul and is building his first higher-being body, the body kesdjan, which is
something like the ethereal body. Man No. 4 has balanced his lower centres or brains, inasmuch as he is capable of using the three at the
correct time. According to Gurdjieff and some very old teachings the Moon is a part of the Earth that was forcibly wrenched free by a comet
hitting the parent body. Some astronomers believe this while others think the Moon is older than the Earth. Abdullah’s opinion is that the
very old rocks found on the Moon came from the comet, which came from the centre of our galaxy and was obviously much older than our solar
system. Gurdjieff also states that the Moon has no atmosphere and the Earth is helping one to be created, utilising the negative emotions of
unconscious mankind. The three dark spirals in the painting are very significant, as are the shades of colour.