ates ▁from ▁the ▁figures ▁and ▁use ▁the , ▁so ▁light , ▁therefore , ▁is ▁ultimately ▁a ▁force ▁Light , ▁space , ▁sky ▁closely ▁relate ▁to ▁forms ▁of ▁re dem ption ▁through ▁ir ony , ▁accept ance ▁of ▁mort ality , ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁people , ▁light ▁against ▁darkness . ▁ ▁The ▁earth ▁absor bs ▁the ▁forces ▁that ▁conce al , ▁and ▁conce al ▁themselves ▁in , ▁everything ▁that ▁comes ▁to ▁light . ▁The ▁earth ▁cannot ▁appear ▁by ▁itself ; ▁it ▁needs ▁of ▁painting , ▁of ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁painter , ▁even ▁as ▁it ▁cons umes ▁them . ▁K ans o ▁expl ores ▁the ▁terror ▁that ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁choice ▁of ▁self - choice , ▁of ▁painting . ▁The ▁paint ings ▁bring ▁out ▁the ▁earth ly ▁night mar es ▁that ▁have ▁conce aled ▁the ▁ser en ity ▁of ▁parad ise ▁and ▁peace , ▁and ▁transmit ▁a ▁new ▁calling ▁for ▁an ▁aw ak ening . ▁ ▁In ▁discuss ing ▁art istic ▁t endencies , ▁it ▁is ▁remarked ▁that ▁K ans o ▁breaks ▁with ▁the ▁p ict orial ▁trad itions ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁the ▁West . ▁He ▁gives ▁us ▁instead ▁the ▁Middle , ▁" the ▁ch asm ▁of ▁necessity ▁that ▁ya wn s ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁human ▁cont ing ency ▁and ▁universal ▁cont ing ency ." ▁ ▁The ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁provided ▁the ▁ground ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁re definition ▁of ▁painting ▁in ▁a ▁style ▁in ▁which ▁K ans o ▁depart ed ▁from ▁the ▁p ict orial ▁convent ions ▁of