EDWARD LENTSCH FALL COLLECTION 2014

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ARS MAGNA 132X198 inches oil and mixed media on canvas price upon request

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Waterstone of the Wise 76x54 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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The Sawyer Effect 106x78 inches oil on canvas price upon request 6

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CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD 84X132 price upon request 8

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LADY OF THE MOUNTAIN 66X88 inches oil on canvas price upon request 10

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ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINUM 100X80 inches oil on canvas price upon request 12

EQUATION OF THE ECLIPSE 100X70 inches oil on canvas COSTELLO-CHILDS SCOTTSDALE 13

OIL OF NEROLI 66X88 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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IMAGINE THERE NO HEAVEN 80X120 inches oil on canvas price upon request 18

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PRIMAL FIELD OF NATURE 80X100 inches oil on canvas COSTELLO-CHILDS SCOTTSDALE

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The Seven Seals 60x50 inches oil on canvas price upon request 22

The Kykeon Potion 60x50 inches oil on canvas price upon request 23

ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES PART IV 66X88 inches oil on canvas price upon request 24

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HYPOTHESES NON FINGO 52X50 inches oil on canvas price upon request

BERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLE 55X45 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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The Confucianist 54X62 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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THE SUMMA THEOLOGICA 42X70 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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THE WHEEL OF LIGHT 35X25 inches oil on canvas price upon request

ARISTOPHANES PEACE 46X46 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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SCIMITAR SHAPED ESTUARY 76X42 inches oil on canvas price upon request

RAIMUNDUS LULLAS 60X90 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES PART II 50X80 inches oil on canvas KASHYA HILDEBRAND GALLERY LONDON 37

BENEDETTI TRIUMPHS 45X55 inches oil on canvas price upon request

ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES PART II 42X42 inches oil on canvas KASHYA HILDEBRAND GALLERY LONDON

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SEASON OF THE MIND 60X100 inches oil on canvas LANOUE FINE ART BOSTON 40

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THE FAIRIE QUEEN 96X79 inches oil on canvas price upon request 42

The Major Arcana 88x66 inches oil on canvas price upon request 43

THE CODE FOR INTELLIGENT DESIGN 65X55 inches oil on canvas price upon request 44

THE XOI PRINCIPLE 88X66 inches oil on canvas price upon request 45

THE PROPOSITION THEOREM 42X70 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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INTRINSIC MOTIVATION 100X80 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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HEMEGALE SYNTAXIS 80X120 inches oil on canvas price upon request 50

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RAVENLOFT 65X55 inches oil on canvas KASHYA HILDEBRAND GALLERY LONDON

DESTRUSTION OF DEBRAULTER 88X66 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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COMPANION OF SIMPLICIUS 100X80 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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THE 64TH HEXAGRAM 13FTX21FT oil on canvas price upon request

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SHOLEUM 60X50 inches oil on canvas price upon request

The Court of the Crimson King 46x40 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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MAGICAL WONDERFUL PHI 100X80 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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THE MAGUS 100X80 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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NEATH ANCIENT ROSLIN WAITS 90X70 inches oil on canvas price upon request

STILL AS MOUNTAIN 88X76 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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STROPHYUS 76x54 inches oil on canvas price upon request

CYCLADES 76x54 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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WAITING FOR THE CRANES 66X55 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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PATINA BABTISTA AZUL 100X80 inches oil on canvas price upon request

THE GOLDEN EGG 99X77 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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REINCARNATION 91X68X10 inches oil on canvas w/Rosewood Handcarved ornemental lentel from Tibeten monastery price upon request

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THE SOURCE 80X120 inches oil on canvas price upon request 76

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COLTRANE 112X86 inches oil on canvas price upon request

SINGULARITY 99X77 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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KAURAVA 80X50 inches oil on canvas price upon request

IDEA OF THE CENTURY 80X60 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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HEUSIREN 76X54 inches oil on canvas price upon request

CRAWFORD TILLINGHAST 60X50 inches oil on canvas LANOUE FINE ART BOSTON

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DREAM WITHIN A DREAM 40X70 inches oil on canvas price upon request 84

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THE CRACKED BRASS BELLS 38X58 inches oil on canvas price upon request 86

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CHUANG TZU THE GREAT AND THE SMALL 66X56 inches oil on canvas LANOUE FINE ART BOSTON

AMAXAGORUS 60X50 inches oil on canvas KASHYA HILDEBRAND GALLERY LONDON

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BOUCLOU LA FLAMBEAU 50X80 inches oil on canvas COSTELLO-CHILDS SCOTTSDALE 90

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INSCRIPTION OF ZUHAYR 46X34 inches oil on canvas price upon request

THE FIRE OF THE GOLDEN DAWN 46X42 inches oil on canvas LANOUE FINE ART BOSTON

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INSTANCE WITHOUT A SECOND 120X80 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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THE PATH OF LEARNING 60X50 inches oil on canvas price upon request

SINAN THE ARCHITECT 54X76 inches oil on canvas KASHYA HILDEBRAND GALLERY LONDON

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SHU CHAN ARUCH 2 37X30 inches oil on canvas price upon request

SHU CHAN ARUCH 1 37X30 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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THE PERFECTION OF ASSISI 35X30 inches oil on canvas price upon request

THE PERFECTION OF ASSISI II 35X30 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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KIMIYA-THE ALCHAMY OF HAPPINESS 35X30 inches oil on canvas LANOUE FINE ART BOSTON

COGNITIVE CLOSURE 80X60 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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IDDHI 46X42 inches oil on canvas KASHYA HILDEBRAND GALLERY LONDON

ARMETRINE 46X70 inches oil on canvas KASHYA HILDEBRAND GALLERY LONDON

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THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN 132X84 inches oil on canvas price upon request 106

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ANTIQUARIAN AUBREY 86X122 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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THE XOI PRINCIPLE 88X66 inches oil on canvas price upon request

MASTER OF MOUGINI 66X88 inches oil on canvas price available upon request

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MILAREPA 46X68 inches oil on canvas price upon request

IN THE MEADOW HE WAITS 75X75 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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THE ALCHEMISTS LIQUID I 38X24 inches oil on canvas price upon request

THE ALCHEMISTS LIQUID II 38X24 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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SECRETS FROM THE CAVES XII 66X43 inches oil on canvas LANOUE FINE ART BOSTON

PERFECT ILLUSION 71X49 inches oil on canvas LANOUE FINE ART BOSTON

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MADHYAMAKA 38X58 inches oil on canvas LANOUE FINE ART BOSTON

NOUS LE D ANAXAGORAS 40X40 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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DECLARATION LUCIS 60X50 inches oil on canvas price upon request

DECENT OF HEAVENLY BODIES 60X50 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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APOLLONIOS

86X132 INCHES price upon request

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GRAFFITI BRIDGE 88X66 inches oil on canvas SOLD

CAMUS 76X54 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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THE ANCIENTS 60X50 inches oil on canvas COSTELLO-CHILDS SCOTTSDALE

PACIOLI DIVINA PROPORTIONE 80X60 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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MIRACLE OF WATERMELON 56X40 inches oil on canvas price upon request

LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN DOLPHIN 60X50 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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CAVES AT QURAN 50X80 inches oil on canvas COSTELLO-CHILDS SCOTTSDALE

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METAPHYSIQUE THEOPHRASTE 30X44 inches oil on canvas price upon request 132

METAPHYSIQUE 40X46 inches oil on canvas price upon request 133

KEPPLER’S CONSTANT 46X40 inches oil on canvas price upon request

ENOCHIAN LANGUAGE 66X88 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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BIRDS IN SLANTED MOTION 66X56 inches oil on canvas price upon request

AMARANTHINES DIPTICHE 84X16 (each) inches oil on canvas COSTELLO-CHILDS SCOTTSDALE

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ANAWAN 50X100 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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LESSONS FROM THE I CHING 55 30X22 PAPER price upon request

AKASHA 22X28 inches oil on canvas price upon request

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Artist Statement As a painter I strive for a quality of surface; rich lushness in both texture and depth of color. Observing nature is the visual stimulus that defines my compositions as they might mirror nature as refraction, tessellation, or as a phenomenon of entropy. As an artist, my work is about the fusion of the spiritual and intellectual --- what I call “defining synectics”. This concept is what inspires drives me to the deeper levels of content and context in my work. This might also be described as ‘cognitive understanding’ working in symphony with ‘unconscious competence.’ One might even call it a struggle between Extrinsic and Intrinsic motivation.

In his book “Mindsteps to the Cosmos” (Harper Collins, August 1983), Gerald S. Hawkins elucidated this notion of ‘mindsteps’- as dramatic and irreversible changes to paradigms or world views. He identified five distinct mindsteps in human history and the technology that accompanied these “new world views”the invention of imagery, writing, mathematics, printing, the telescope, rocket, computer, radio, and TV. “Each one takes the collective mind closer to reality, one stage further along in its understanding of the relation of humans to the cosmos.” He noted, “The waiting period between the mindsteps is getting shorter. One can’t help noticing the acceleration.”

“Bits & Pieces Put Together to Present a Semblance of a Whole.” I have driven past this enormous sign by Lawrence Weiner at the Walker Art Center innumerous times, and it always reminds me of the Synectic link in artistic expression. R Buckminster Fuller describes Synectics as the process of discovering the links that unite seemingly disconnected elements… The word synectics comes from the Greek word synectikos which means “bringing forth together…” or “bringing different things into unified connection.” For me, Synectics represents the infinite potential of connecting the dots within a vastly infinite matrix and suggests the path to exponential knowledge.

“Hawkins’ empirical ‘mindstep equation’ quantified this, and gave dates for future mindsteps. The date of the next mindstep (5; the series begins at 0) is given as 2021, with two more successively closer mindsteps until the limit of the series in 2053. His speculations ventured beyond the technological: The mindsteps appear to have certain things in common- a new and unfolding human perspective, related inventions in the area of memes and communications, and a long formulative waiting period before the next mindstep comes along. None of the mindsteps can be said to have been truly anticipated, and most were resisted at the early stages. In looking to the future, we may equally be caught unaware. We may have to grapple with what is presently inconceivable, with mind-stretching discoveries and concepts.” This process might continue exponentially, with ever more intelligent machines making larger increments to the intelligence of the next machine (this process is referred to as Recursive self-improvement.) I. J. Good (born Isadore Jacob Gudak ) described this as an “intelligence explosion”.

In William J.J. Gordon’s book, The Development of Creative Capacity, synectics is characterized as a problem solving approach that stimulates creativity through processes of which the subject is generally unaware. Gordon encapsulates this method as “Trusting things that are alien, and alienating things that are trusted.” In my work, paintings are often paired with titles that attempt to clarify this idea of synectic reasoning by connecting the vast matrix of complex relationships between science and mysticism, the metaphysical and the spiritual. I love numbers and equations and I’m fascinated by entanglement physics and noetic science. I want my work to suggest the preponderance of opposites, and the fusion of elements as I contemplate the principles that govern this dynamism. There’s an unconscious element that has the potential to be redefined as Super-consciousness, that explores the metaphysical and spiritual while still scientific and cognitive.

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My vision for the work I do is just that- a practice that strives for an intelligence explosion...a new vocabulary...a new kind of science based on defining ---SYNECTICS. Edward Lentsch 2014

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