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Faith in the Afternoon
oil on canvas 20'' x 20''
“The artistic lineage I follow is ancient, and has separate roots in the Far East, the Middle East,
and the West. In the East, the mandala, which dates from prehistory and continues as a living tradition to this day, is seen as a container of essence, and is un- derstood to represent the different layers of the uni- verse–the spiritual realm, life on earth, and the inner experience of sensing beings. In the West the cosmo- logical lineage can be traced to mystics such as Robert Fludd (1574-1637), the English physician, astrologer, cosmologist, and follower of Paracelsus, who made
60 intricate engravings; the Swiss healer Emma Kunz (1892-1962), considered an ‘outsider artist,’ used a pendulum to create large-scale abstract drawings on graph paper; and the Swedish painter and mystic Hil- ma af Klint (1862-1944), now acknowledged as a pio- neer of abstract painting, who worked on constructing a system of mystical thought.“
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