Go With The Flow
Title
"Go with the Flow" is a sort of play on words because it has multiple meanings.
Visual references acknowledge:
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The flow of lava behind the figure in the foreground.
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The water in the background, which also flows.
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Her blue hair (painted to complement the water) with curly locks, resembles flowing waves.
Intangible aspects reference:
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The title reflects the figure’s chill attitude despite the chaos surrounding her.
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She is calm, cool, and collected even in the face of volatility, a reference to the lava presumably flowing from a volcanic eruption somewhere in the background.
As a name:
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Phonetically Flow sounds like a woman’s name.
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For me, that figure came alive.
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It made perfect sense to drop the "w" and call her Flo’
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When I refer to the painting I use "her" or "she" not "it".
The concept of flow:
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A flow state is an optimal state of consciousness where one feels and performs their best.
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It is equivalent to athletes being "in the zone".
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flow involves being completely involved in an activity.
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The ego falls away.
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Time flies.
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Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one.
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Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost.