Ball-Playing Ceremony: the king before a goddess, possibly Hathor,   Gallery 133

I am fascinated by the connections between art, power,  religion and psychology in a large acceptation.

I’ve chosen this representation of  Hathor for the role and functions of this Egyptian goddess.  It is interesting to me to see that Hathor is the goddess of joy with political functions. She’s  the goddess of artistic creation, of fertility and she also has the power to link the two Kingdoms. She’ was sort of a mother figure to the ancient Egyptians and she was in fact often represented as a cow. 

I see in her something very important in arts in general, that is the political component. When we feel joy our power to act is stronger, whereas sadness diminishes that possibility.

In this sense joy helps the society to fight against the status quo, if this is perceived as not fulfilling. 

To me, art should have this dissident component. Of course by joy I mean I sort of playfulness that help getting things dynamic and evolving; strangely enough there can be joy is sadness.  

Discussion is open