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Ideogram: Concept, a graphic symbol that represents an idea. Chinese characters are ideograms as are Maya hieroglyphs. A posteriori knowledge traditionally necessitates the understanding of ideograms. The concept of a priori vs. a posteriori knowledge in regards to ideograms is explored in conjunction with Abstraction in the artist’s Cave Paintings. The artist first became interested in the concept in light of a project initiated by the Department of Energy in which a team of academics were enlisted to come up with a visual language system to warn future civilizations of the presence and danger of radioactive material for the next 10 millenniums. The concept was further explored when the artist became interested in Maya glyphs and culture. The artist envisions the Cave Paintings as a tête-à-tête’ between Ideograms and Abstraction. See ABSTRACTION
