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Psalm 18 (Jon Bon Jovi B & W ) was inspired by the You Tube video “Stand By Me by Jon Bon Jovi, Andy Maddian, Richie Sambora and Friends, sung in both English and Farsi on behalf of Iran’s Sea of Green Freedom Protesters. The portrait was completed in the early morning of July 24, 2009.

It will fit into work that is in preparation revolving around the Essences Portraits and Social Media. This will include portraits of people, including celebrities, but also others, in Social Media.

The Essence Portraits show the Divine that is within all of us, the spiritual, eternal and breaththat is our essential self. While all of my Post Conceptual UnGraven Image art uses symbols to represent the strings of elementary physics, the basic energy and matter of our world in the Essence Portraits the symbols are used to reveal more than physicality.

As the founder of Post Conceptual UnGraven Image Art theory my work stands for tolerance. The more we are able to be tolerant of each other, the freer we will be. Real freedom increases tolerance and vice versa.

I am concerned and support of the courageous Iranians who have peacefully protested first for a fair election and now for freedom, which hopefully will include separation of religion and state, tolerance for all and term limits, in addition to a change of regime.

Therefore, when Jon Bon Jovi created the performance of “Stand By Me” to help raise awareness of the plight and courage of Iranians, his became the first portrait of a celebrity active on Social Media.

Portrait series uses the original letters of Bible test(s) for every stroke. Each text used is prayerfully selected (or suggested by the portrait’s subject).

This initial painting of Jon Bon Jovi will be used to create other versions that will include color and other imagery.

Here’s a simple version that will appear along with a message about the You Tube video that will appear as piece in one of my works about the story of Iran and Social Media. The strokes are green as those of us on Twitter have altered our avatars to show green showing support of the Iranian protest.

Psalm 18 (Jon Bon Jovi Green)

Here’s the You Tube video of “Stand by Me”

[Note: If the embedded video fails to play in your browser, here is the link to "Stand By Me' on You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RASKaZFZtS8

The handwritten sign in Farsi in the video translates into “We are one” We are one on this planet and one humankind.

Thank you, Jon Bon Jovi for sharing your talent and time to support freedom, justice, human rights and ultimately peace with your talent and time.

To quickly and enjoyably understand Post Conceptual UnGraven Image Art theory — and watch a painting come alive, see the You Tube video, “Painting with the Big Bang of Genesis” embedded below.

[Note: If the embedded video fails to play i your browser,here is the link to "Painting with the Big Bang of Genesis"' on You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vll3udNU3Y

For more on the Essence Portrait see: http://ungravenimage.com/essence.php

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