The Tree of Life image, one of the most deeply rooted symbols in art history, has been re-evaluated in this study, based on its traditional and mythological roots, in the context of contemporary and digital art practices. The Tree of Life has been represented in various ways in different civilizations as a powerful cultural archetype embodying universal themes such as life, death, knowledge and sanctity. Within the scope of the research, the historical and symbolic meanings of the image in question, especially in Turkish culture, its reflections in contemporary painting and its transformations in the digital art environment were examined from an interdisciplinary perspective. The theoretical framework draws on Manuel Castells's Network Society approach, post-digital aesthetic theories, and semiotic analysis methods. In this context, the transformation of the Tree of Life image into a network of meaning transmission, a data structure, and a participatory narrative form is revealed. Positioned in the transitional spaces between tradition and innovation, nature and technology, and individual memory and collective identity, this image has been reinterpreted within the conceptual framework of contemporary art and considered a metaphor that ensures the continuity of visual thought. This study, titled "The Tree of Life in Digital Art: Post-Digital Images of Codified Mythology," is derived from the author's doctoral dissertation and shaped by qualitative research methods. Using a comprehensive literature review and the capabilities of web technology, tree motifs in a shamanic cultural element, three architectural works, three miniatures, and four tile works are presented in comparison with artificial intelligence applications. In this context, technological possibilities are questioned, and new aspects of reconstruction and the production of new meanings through imagery are explored. Two works by artists Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu and Piet Modrian, each featuring the tree image, are included in this study. The Tree of Life is redefined not only as a pictorial element, but also as an intellectual structure, a carrier of cultural memory, and a motif that acquires meaning within the symbolic language of the digital age.
Keywords: Tree of Life, post-digital, network society, fractal geometry, mythology
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