MichaelWhelan ,
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THE SCALE OF ETERNITY (1999)
Oil on Gessoboard - 25" x 40"

On close examination the linear form the man is climbing is marked with gradations like a ruler. At the time I painted SCALE, I was thinking a lot about our innate drive to quantify, judge or rate aspects of our collective human experience. We can't seem to overcome our need to define the best, the prettiest, the most powerful or the biggest.

https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/scale-of-eternity/

Detail from THE SCALE OF ETERNITY featuring a man climbing a concrete pylon that tilts at a steep angle. His rope is attached to rebar protruding from the top of the column. Nearing the top, he grasps it with one hand, winding the slack behind him as he can't help but glance back toward the sun, which is off-panel right

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