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The Invitation to the Soul -Alter Realism
This composition explores the parable narratives of the Prodigal Son and the Good Shepherd.
A reference is made to the Pre-Raphaelite painting by Holman Hunt ‘The Light of the World’
wherein the Cosmic Christ in the form of the incarnate Jesus of Nazareth invites the soul to
reorientate the Divine gift of free will to the Divine Absolute.
The Alter Realist composition is composed of elements from the Vatican Gardens and the
Arnaldo Pomodoro 1990 sculpture ‘Sphere within a Sphere’ located in the Pinecone Courtyard,
Vatican Museums.
Use is made of the reflections of people on the globe’s surface ; thereby representing the
contemporary world. The sphere in its incomplete and eroded form can be seen as humankind’s
effect on the earth.
The sense of return for the soul is suggested by the fusion of G. Mono’s 1932 Helical Ramp as
viewed from ground level and one of the Basilica cupola’s. The spiral staircase is fragmentary
which alludes to a spiritual dimension towards the return of the soul.
The Good Shepherd {300 ca} is taken from the Vatican Pio - Christian Museum
.
