SKYSCAPE

There has always been a relationship between the earth and the sky. However,　in recent years a continuous increase in construction has totally restructured our view of this timeless relationship.　The sky is ever powerful, omnipresent, intangible, and unreachable. However, the endless 　number of monstrous building that comprise our skyline have altered the manner in which we see the sky. The sky remains unchanged but we have changed the earth. Guided by our belief that making money is what most benefits us, we build　ceaselessly. However our structures are like a scratch or a blemish compared to this much greater eternal power of the sky. No matter how many buildings we erect, the sky is always there, having borne witness to all of history, good and bad, catastrophic and glorious. It is the backdrop against which all of history has taken place. Human beings on an average live less than one hundred years. How can we compare ourselves to this great power? Our excessive construction has resulted in serious environmental destruction, manifested in problems like global warming and the urban heat island effect. It appears that mankind blinded by greed, has forgotten about the sensitivity of nature. Religion was the backbone of ancient society, In Ancient religious paintings the sky constitutes an important element of the work being done: the light, the clouds, and the heavens, represented divinity. The artist employed the sky as backdrop because the audience could easily unde