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RVML Resource Center 2002-2007 Calendar Archives 18 November 2007, Sunday |
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Free Lecture: Feminine Mysticism in Art
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: RVML Event Center - 258 A St, Ashland
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Free Lecture: Feminine Mysticism in Art- Artists Envisioning the DivineBy Victoria Christian
Free admission
Description:
The event will feature a multi-media slideshow presentation of over 65 contemporary visionary artists and mystics from all over the United States. It will also be a promotional party for Victoria Christian's new book titled, Feminine Mysticism in Art: Artists Envisioning the Divine. This colorful and inspirational coffee table book is a stunning collaboration of visual works of art by contemporary mystics and writers from an assortment of spiritual traditions.
The artwork alone is unique, exquisite, political and provocative, communicating a message of hope for the postmodern era. In addition, the diversity of writings and poetry by experts in women's spirituality, eco-feminism, transcendental art and transpersonal psychology provide a conceptual foundation for the images, facilitating a sacred alchemy of mind, heart, body and spirit. The mission of the book is to not only document a genre of art referred to as feminine mysticism, but also to reveal powerful images of the divine in his/her myriad forms. The ultimate mission of the book is to assist humanity in evolving in our conceptualization of the divine, transcending out of antagonistic, dualistic and hierarchical gender associations and into a new mode of consciousness that is more inclusive of all of God's creation.
Presenter's Biography:
Victoria Christian is a mystical artist, writer and eco-feminist. She holds undergraduate and Masters degrees in sociology, with an emphasis in the sociology of gender, social theory, the sociology of art and ecofeminism. For her thesis, she did research on Women Artists and Identity Formation in a Postmodern Society, which is currently being compiled in another book.
Aside from her academic training, she pursued her own research on feminine mysticism in art, which entailed interviewing over fifty artists from all over the United States, some of which are contributors to this book. The impetus for the research stemmed from her own experiences as a woman artist as well as her disillusionment over the demise of the feminine principle in the West, and the lack of sacred images of the Goddess. In examining the creative works of several visual artists, writers and poets, she noticed a common thread or genre of art that has gone unrecognized in the contemporary art world. She refers to this genre as Feminine Mysticism because the core artistic mission of all of these artists is to cultivate an awareness of the Divine, particularly the Great Goddess in Western society as she has been so hidden from view. For more information about her books and artistic mission, you can view her website.
More Information: (928) 699-7397 e-mail: electrart@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.victoriachristian.com
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