Prophecy Paint-By-Numbers

One telling quote from the bit of news used for this entry is, "This room will become part of the collective heritage of the international community. The Spanish government calls it one of the U.N.’s most significant artworks – some are even calling it 'the Sistine Chapel for the 21st century.'"

A new ceiling artwork meant to inspire dialogue, human rights and global solidarity was unveiled Tuesday at the United Nation's Geneva offices.

The work, created by Spanish abstract painter Miquel Barcelo over the course of two years, cost nearly 20 million euros (or $25 million dollars) and was unveiled before a gathering of high-level dignitaries. Sixty percent of the cost was covered by Spanish donors and the rest by the government.

In his inauguration speech, the U.N. Secretary General called on diplomats to bring to future human rights debates "the same sense of creativity" as the Spanish artist.

"Let's not accept the status quo, but instead be visionary, creative and audacious," he told the 700 invitees on Tuesday.

The artist himself was equally poetic.

"On a day of immense heat in the middle of the Sahel desert, I recall with vivacity the mirage of an image of the world dripping toward the sky," Barcelo says. "Trees, dunes, donkeys, multicolored beings flowing drop by drop."


"The time has come to take multilateralism to a new, stronger and inclusive level," said U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, before officially launching the room alongside King Juan Carlos I of Spain. Barcelo was also present, as was Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey and Spain co-chair the High Level Group of the Alliance for Civilizations, which researches polarization of cultures and societies in the modern world. The alliance was formed in 2005 by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, who was also present at the ceremony.

From the article:

"The artwork drips off the ceiling like stalactites in a cave and is surrounded by patterns meant to symbolize the sea. Barcelo was praised for using innovative techniques and original mixes of materials to create the cave and sea-like feel of the new ceiling."

What is up with the Europe (specifically the European Union) and the blatant use of symbols in political architecture and artwork that evokes Christian prophetic end times themes and imagery?

What does the symbolism of the United Nation's new ceiling painting tell us that could have prophetic implications?

Well, considering that the 16,000-square-foot elliptical dome full of bright colors and torn aluminum will grace the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Eurpoean Headquarters it might tell us quite a bit!

Remember, that it appears as though the Alliance of Civilizations is the apparatus that will be used to help establish and usher in a one-world religion.

Using this likelihood as context, I found it absolutely fascinating that this design was chosen for this particular room. What was it the Bible has to say about the beast rising from the sea in Revelation 13? Yes, I know how this prophecy is interpreted. I just wanted to point out the strange connection between the artwork, the words being used to describe it, the room it's located in, and the potential link to prophecy.

What to make about that symbolism again?

"The cave is a metaphor for the agora, the first meeting place of humans, the big African tree under which to sit to talk, and the only possible future: dialogue, human rights. The sea is the past, the origin of the species, and the promise of a new future: emigration, travel," Barcelo explained.

Fascinated by processes of transformation on land and in the sea, Barceló sees his art as an "organized chaos" and as an "act of resistance."

Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of the Geneva-based non-governmental organization U.N. Watch, added his own take on the symbolism of the day, "Instead of meeting for self-congratulatory ceremonies, the council should do its job and stop ignoring human rights violations around the world. Never in the history of international human rights has one of its own institutions inflicted so much damage. As you gather today with world leaders to celebrate the new chamber of the U.N. Human Rights Council, we urge you to take advantage of this moment to turn the international spotlight toward the human rights catastrophe in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mass displacement, killings and sexual violence – involving hundreds of thousands of victims, if not more – require an urgent response by the U.N. Human Rights Council."

On second thought, who needs to use symbolism when actions speak louder than words (or in this case, louder than art)?

RECOMMENDED READING:
U.N. Human Rights Council Gets A New Ceiling – And More Controversy
Barceló Unveils UN "Sistine Chapel" In Geneva

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