![]() He gives two examples of subconscious symbolism. Whelan also separates out the types of symbolism he uses: “Narrative,” which refers to the text being illustrated “conscious,” which refers to personal symbols and concerns of his own and “subconscious” symbolism, which refers to something even he wasn’t aware of when putting together the image. And the background consists of a purple haze-a reference to the reason I got to ruminating on the whole subject to begin with, the death of Jimi Hendrix.” The tree is meant to suggest the dendritic branching of blood vessels, but it is withered. He wears on his head a single wing, representing false freedom of thought and the illusion of flight, and he wears a crown of Destroying Angel mushrooms. He is accompanied by diverse symbols and various accoutrements of the drug user. “For an allegory on the use of opium and its derivatives, specifically heroin, I posed the Angel of Death amid a field of poppies, offering a false mask of friendship. ![]()
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