This is what I've been thinking about, drawing about?, 'n reflecting on as of late... [think the Maslow model is a little flawed, but its a nice place to start]. If everyone had their most basic needs met, we'd all have a chance to thrive/survive.
the physiological needs can definitely control your thoughts 'n behaviors, and can cause you to feel sick, pain, and discomfort (at the very least!)-- if you are hungry, thirsty, unloved; then you're chemically unbalanced, all of your energy is focused on remedying these deficiencies, and all these other needs remain unfulfilled. Don't know how exactly I'm handling this in my drawings, (don't think I am effectively yet) think maybe it just helps me cope more than anything else, feel terrible for not *doing* more. helping more.
Regarding these unfulfilled needs, The Threepenny Opera, really hammers this home...(finally got a chance to see it performed last year in Asheville.) It certainly affects me reading it, but in full-on theatrical display, the final song "Do Not Prosecute Too Much Transgression" left me bleary-eyed. jeez, of course you can't judge the acts of others if they don't even have their most basic of needs met...even MacHeath (Mack the Knife)!
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i always struggle with theories based on hierarchies. i understand that the levels are supposed to be interdependent, but triangle models always value the top over the bottom-even if you need the bottom to get to the top. look at: capitalism, food chain, etc. it's interesting that the compositions you're creating about this are triangular. i'd be interested to see what kinds of compositions you'd make if you weren't separating each level, but looking at their interconnectedness.
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