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OfflineElise

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Alchemy Arrows
« on: March 03, 2015, 03:53:12 PM »
Someone ever thought or wondered about the Alchemy symbol, the arrows, and their meaning?
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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2015, 03:58:44 PM »
I think they symbolize elements that attract (-> <-) each other and repel (<- ->) each other, tension and release, harmony and disharmony. All part of music and art.

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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2015, 04:01:18 PM »
I thought of this but could never find an answer.
Interesting to note that the arrows on MK's T-shirt are staight, whereas the arronws on his cow-boy shirt during the BIA tour (e.g. live aid) looks like them, but are curly. To symbolize the smoothness brought by Guy Fletcher's new sound with synthetizer maybe ? :D

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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2015, 04:34:21 PM »
I thought of this but could never find an answer.
Interesting to note that the arrows on MK's T-shirt are staight, whereas the arronws on his cow-boy shirt during the BIA tour (e.g. live aid) looks like them, but are curly. To symbolize the smoothness brought by Guy Fletcher's new sound with synthetizer maybe ? :D

I never thought of the arrows on that shirt really! Awesome to realize.. I mean the BIA arrows. :)
« Last Edit: March 03, 2015, 04:42:38 PM by Elise »
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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2015, 06:08:45 PM »
It's a well known optical illusion.  One is supposed to look longer than the other because the arrows are pointing apart, but in fact the lines are the same length.

Similar to this one I found:

« Last Edit: March 23, 2015, 09:42:14 AM by jbaent »
"I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order."

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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2015, 06:27:44 PM »
The arrows are part of the Alchemy collage in which the cover is based






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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2015, 06:35:54 PM »
Which was inspired from..?  ;)
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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2015, 06:39:24 PM »
Which was inspired from..?  ;)

Brett Whiteley I think it's the name of the author. I think it is from 1973 if memory serves.
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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2015, 05:07:41 PM »
Thanks for all these thoughts and amazing stuff!
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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2015, 09:14:14 PM »
As regards the BIA cowboy shirt I don't think it has any relationship with Alchemy by design as in fact, as Jack Sonni writes in his memoirs that MK nicked the shirt off him!

I have always taken Alchemy title and the artwork used on the album portray the intent of a transformation from one thing to another. This can be read on a number of levels from studio band to live performance or perhaps more so, from a basic guitar band to grown up international rock band. Clever.


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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2015, 10:51:46 AM »
Here is my blog post about the alchemy art by Brett Whiteley : http://www.mk-guitar.com/2011/04/20/brett-whiteley-alchemy-the-picture-on-the-alchemy-cover/

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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2015, 05:05:01 AM »
Which was inspired from..?  ;)
I always thought it was Keith Haring. I think I have the name right. A respected artist, he was trending during that period, and I think Mark had some T-shirts fashioned based on or directly from some of his designs.

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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2015, 09:26:19 PM »
Nah, you can see it in the pics jbaent posted of Alchemy by Brett Whitely.  But wherever they came from, I like 'em!
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Re: Alchemy Arrows
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2015, 09:14:27 PM »
Nah, you can see it in the pics jbaent posted of Alchemy by Brett Whitely.  But wherever they came from, I like 'em!

Maybe we're talking about 2 different designs. I was thinking of this guy:  https://www.google.com/search?q=keith+haring&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 - not the Alchemy cover. :wave

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Re: Alchemy Arrows
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