woMANTRA celebrating the Goddess at Spring/Break 2021
bywoMANTRA Traveling through the Spring/Break in a non-linear fashion and beyond Western Judeo-Christian tradition, we encounter the Goddess as represented in woMANTRA curated by…
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Art Rites of Passage – Spring/Break Art Fair.
byHEARSAY:HERESY but also HER-SAY: beyond Neo-Medieval Alchemy and Christianity, towards the flourishing of the spiritual and feminist art.
The Priestess of 3rd Avenue
byWhen she received clients, she felt connected to the vast lineages of temple priestesses, light workers and sacred prostitutes who had come before her. The powerful women who assumed the daunting task of healing traumatized men through the only language they understood- sexual release.
Cosmogonic Connection
bySimilarly to indigenous, ancient and mythical explanations of the origin of the universe, the cosmogonic connection to the world present in these bodies of work is translated by an attitude of understanding the world as one entity, which needs to be nurtured and respected in all its aspects; it is translated by a view of the world that does not put the human element above nature, and finds relevance in all small things.
Elisa Valenti’s Sculptures Celebrate Luscious and Robust Bodies
by“I find the most inspiration from the Venus of Willendorf because her body resembles my own. While this once-revered symbol of beauty, fetish, and fertility no longer aligns with the prevailing standards of beauty today, the bodies that resemble it didn’t go away.“
-Elisa Valenti
Earthscapes: Emerging to a Brighter World by Pamela Casper
byCasper’s work mounts a holistic approach to the universal aspects of the natural world that confront and astonish us. She reminds us that humanity’s roots too, are in the ground, and that we are also responsible stewarding the environment for generations to come.
Centrifugal Revolving by Hsiao-Chu (Julia) Hsia
bySunday August 8, 3:30pmCentrifugal Revolving by Hsiao-Chu (Julia) Hsia FiveMyles558 St Johns PlaceCrown Heights, Brooklyn FiveMyles gallery is excited to be hosting a public…
Some Loose Assemblies II
byReview by John Eyles “When drawing music, the tension and movements affect the mark-making directly“ Claire Zakiewicz performing with Douglas Benford, Alan Wilkinson and…