"We see references to hot rod and surfer culture, B-movie adventure movie heroes, aliens, monsters, clowns, classic cartoons, Neanderthals, geometric figures, Humpty Dumpty, and sundry other figures. The feeling is one of confusion, but imbued with exuberance. We are caught up in the reverie of action. We feel woozy and need to let the rational, thinking part of our mind take a break, to buzz off"
"The girl holds an atom, the symbol of nuclear age progress and enlightenment. And the boy has a skateboard, a symbol of youth and wholesomeness. Both are part of the waking mundane world, where things have to make sense, where we have responsibilities and work and bedtimes. Where we have schedules that demand our attention, that pull us away from the act of daydreaming and imagination."
An ape dressed as a genie occupies the center of a surreal circus populated by hot rod and surfer culture, B-movie heroes, aliens, monsters, clowns, classic cartoons, Neanderthals, geometric figures, and Humpty Dumpty. The overall tone combines confusion with exuberance, producing a woozy, action-filled reverie that invites the rational mind to rest. A winged brain is freed after a Viking breaks its chains, while a girl holds an atom as a symbol of progress and a boy holds a skateboard as a symbol of youth. Childhood cinematic icons, hybrid stylistic treatment, and a sly sense of humor populate the scene, emphasizing unconscious play and imaginative possibility.
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