
Fight or Flight ~ Saskia Ozols Eubanks ~ Oil on Canvas
If you would like to go on a musical journey of the mind with me, then let’s leave right away.
We are journeying through the steps of the making of the classical video ‘Wild Horses’. This is an amazing, ageless piece of artwork that we will be celebrating. On this journey we will travel through three passageways until we reach the final moments in pictures and in song. As we mindfully stroll along to the first doorway, we hear the words of a song that may have been written to tell the story of unwavering love and devotion that lasts throughout time into eternity. After lingering for awhile, we are drawn to pass through and journey on.
We must travel more quickly as the story unfolds, stopping at the next doorway where we are met face to face with an angelic voice that creates the heartfelt story. At this point we begin to realize how amazing the combination has become of the song and the singer. A warm and gusty wind swirls around us as we make our way through the doorway, seemingly caught up in the emotions of the moments.
We have arrived at the third doorway, one that is designed uniquely in a style of its own, both beautiful and strong, with a bit of mystique. This is a hint of the mystique that has been created in the video that brings the words, the voice and the pictures of the subject together in profound beauty. This fine piece of work has come from one artist then on to another and on to another, describing a single artist and giving to us a masterpiece.
It is time to present to you the video ‘Wild Horses’, title song written by The Rolling Stones, sung by Susan Boyle and created by Strangerphilosophy with the subject of our lifelong musical journey, David Archuleta.
This video reminds me of walking into an art gallery where you stand before each picture and gaze at it curiously, interpreting for yourself what the painter is expressing with each stroke of the brush or each hue of the paint. With this video, each of the forty-four frames or more, has an impressive story to tell. I have my own interpretations of the story within the video and this song itself has been interpreted a few times before.
This exquisite piece of work is one that I have listened to several times, each time realizing something new about the subject and the artistry of the video. Now, listen to the words, study each frame and you will discover the story yourself, because there truly is one. In its simplest form it is a metaphor for the relentless passage of time, yet in the end, love is eternal and joy is our destiny. When I read or hear this song, without hesitation I interpret the creator of the video is conversing with the subject, making it seem so real. The video represents the early life of the artist, David Archuleta, as an incomparable talent and a uniquely compelling individual.