JB Digital Art Blog

Ignorance Isn't Bliss We live in a day and age where knowledge is rampant, as the data is available through the internet on any subject you wish to research; if you find it on Google, Firefox, Brave, MS Edge, and the like, you can veer off and take your trip down the rabbit hole that leads to the deep and dark web. The written words of Daniel's vision, recorded in the book by his name in the Torah, are renamed the "Old Testament" by the Christians "But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be running back and forth, and evil shall increase. Dan 12:14 "Ignorance, the state or fact of being ignorant: a lack of knowledge or awareness." Websters "The word ignorant is an adjective that describes a person in the state of being unaware, and can describe individuals who deliberately ignore or disregard important information or facts, or individuals who are unaware of important information or facts....

Since the dawn of time, symbols have carried the weight of human thought, guiding interpretation and meaning across generations. Some ancient forms are tangible and concrete, while others remain abstract, seemingly detached from our lived reality. Though centuries separate us from their creators, many of these symbols still resonate within the framework of everyday experience, requiring little more than reflection to reveal their essence. It is from this continuum—drawing upon both the ancient and the modern—that I seek to craft visualizations, inviting them to be understood through the lens of our own time .

The Candidate emerges and proves their worth. He calms the seas and rides her waves to power; crashing on the shores of a distant land, the Beast makes war. “When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” Benjamin Franklin "It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting." - Tom Stoppard “Dear Jack: Don’t buy a single vote more than necessary. I’ll be damned if I’m going to pay for a landslide.” — then-Sen. John F. Kennedy at the Gridiron Club dinner in 1958, reading a “telegram” from his father. “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” — President John Quincy Adams. “I never voted for anybody. I always voted against” — comedian W.C. Fields.  “A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user” — Commonly attributed to President Theodore Roosevelt ”It has been said that democracy is the worst f...