Thursday, April 28, 2011

How to Illustrate a Reflection

T: new print: Star Trek / Mirror, Mirror. 24″ x 36″ Screenprint, Edition 175, on sale today at Mondo.


 

Spock's cold logic and Kirk's messy humanity exist at the core of their characters even when their personalities invert-- as they do in Mirror, Mirror, an episode from the original TV run taking place in a parallel universe populated with their evil counterparts -- suggesting a different kind of mirroring effect; one which reflects a familiar dynamic between archetypes. Independent of context or moral standing, their yin-yang like balance remains intact.