rivanna Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) Are there works of art that speak to you spiritually or are personally meaningful —a painting, sculpture, nature photo? These images I saved from a couple months ago when a cathedral in Ghent, Belgium, was created for the Festival of Lights… it’s 91 feet tall and made of 55,000 LED lights (yet consumes only 20Kwatt per hour of electricity). This is one church I'd like to go to. Edited April 27, 2012 by rivanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glintofpewter Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Wow, It looks like cameras have a hard time making sense of the space. Well so do I. As astonishing as the original building. I offer the following Robert Smithson Spiral Jetty , one of the earliest earth works, my pilgramage was during the years when it was under water. http://www.robertsmithson.com/earthworks/spiral_jetty.htm Mark Rothko. The Denver Art Museum has a red one similar this with a lighter border. When I stand in front I always get lost in the color. Sensuous. http://www.hydramag.com/2010/11/21/luciano-cilio-and-the-architectonics-of-heart-and-sound/ Anthony Caro I have seen this piece . It shows his playfulness, his sense of rhythm, the sacred play of art. http://rshelfer.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/013.jpg Sacred Play at its finest - Alexander Calder Dutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivanna Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) Thanks, all interesting choices...hadn't heard of Anthony Caro before, like his work. Mary Southard was on the Evolutionary Christianity panel last year - she also does spiritual paintings and sculptures, you can see them here http://www.marysouthardart.org/ Below, "Divine Dynamic" Edited May 4, 2012 by rivanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivanna Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Somehow this art seems to fit the mood of a huge storm approaching (and Halloween). Marco Brambilla creates video collages – moving murals or tapestries on epic themes, composed of hundreds of moments from well known films. His latest show is at the Santa Monica art museum. One work, "Civilization" is seen here without the 3D effect but can be enlarged to full screen - To me his vision is fascinating but disturbing (especially with Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" music)... According to curator Lisa Melandri, "You can come at it from a 'wow, this is gorgeous' angle or walk away thinking 'Oh my God, this is what we've become'....The hope is that the beauty can lead you to be thoughtful about the content." Edited October 29, 2012 by rivanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivanna Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 A voluntary gun donation in Culiacán, Mexico collected 1,527 guns, which were then transformed into 1,527 shovels, used to plant 1,527 trees. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glintofpewter Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 My Christmas is complete each year when I see this Too Hot to Handel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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