“Jacob’s Ladder”
artist Daniel Heller

Jacob’s Ladder

Jacob’s Ladder is the colloquial name for a connection between the earth and heaven that the biblical Patriarch Jacob dreams about during his flight from his brother Esau, as described in the Book of Genesis. The significance of the dream has been somewhat debated, but most interpretations agree that it identified Jacob with the obligations and inheritance of the ethnic people chosen by God, as understood in Abrahamic religions. It has since been used as a symbolic reference in various other contexts”. (Wikipedia)

Artist Statement

Jacob’s Ladder was inspired by the story of Jacob’s dream from the book of Genesis. The ladder represents the connection between the earth and heaven that Jacob dreams about. The ladder also signifies a connection between God and man. Another well-known interpretation is said to be, that the ladder represents the history of mankind. In my artwork, I interpret Jacob’s Ladder as a beam of light, in which the light beam is the ladder. It represents a connection between the possible and the impossible and it symbolizes man’s best attempt to narrow the gap between the real world, the simple the mundane the standard in which we exist and the unreal world of the imaginary, the good and the beautiful. Lastly, it expresses a continuous search for excellence.

Jacob’s Ladder art description

In the plane of the earth, a man searches his entire life. His whole being is bound by established rules governing his existence. Most of the time he leaves a relatively modest imprint, his shadow. Sometimes however, man excels and reaches a higher plateau, finding his purpose in life and understanding the meaning of his existence. That leaves a much deeper and substantial imprint, represented by a longer shadow. This is how the narrative of an artwork gets developed. More about developing a message in the art can be found in the Blog article titled “Art thoughts” HERE. This work is a limited edition digital art accompanied by a COA. The link to view this artwork is HERE.

Source

“Jacob’s Ladder” – Wikipedia