Chimera Art Exhibit, Talk and Walk Through For anyone interested in seeing the Chimeraย art exhibit and hearing the stories behind the paintings inspiration and execution, I will be at Stevens Square Center For The Artsย on Friday August 16th from 5pm until 8pm to walk through and talk about them. Hope to see you there and thank you to everyone who came on opening night. Chimera Exhibition is open every Saturday and Sunday from 1pm until 5pm through August 25th at Stevens Square Center For The Arts Opening Night Opening video Chimera Gallery Details and Map So This is How the […]
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Falling: Fall Of Man Falling: Fall of Man is an occult inspired triptych of three 8 foot by 4 foot oil on wood panels, 2012/2013 Presently on display at Stevens Square Center For The Arts until Sunday August 25th, 2013. Left Panel Fall: Paradise is for those who do what they are told Reaching for the serpent of wisdom and knowledge the seeker awakens the suppressed aspects of the self. Fall from paradise. The awakened individual becomes alert to all the previously suppressed potentials.ย We wake up through escaping from the prison of religion and societies values. At the bottom […]
Chimera Updated Signed prints of High Priestess There will be a limited number of signed prints of High Priestess fromย Tarot of the Morning Starย available at the Chimera Opening this Saturday August 3rd. at Stevens Square Center For The Arts High Priestess an explanation Roger Williamson Local Artist Interview
Chimera Update:ย New Paintings The Chimera exhibition features several new paintings, including the triptych “Fall, Paradise Is For Those Who Do What They Are Told”, a work composed of three 8 foot by 4 foot oil on wood panels. The paintings explore the concept of the โFallโ from three perspectives, Gnosticism, Greek mythology and Shamanism. It interprets and reveals the occult message of the โFallโ conceptย as a communication of opportunity and self-empowerment to those who can see beyond appearances,ย as opposed toย the traditional view of eternal pain and damnation for not doing what you are told to do by others. On […]
Chimera Exhibit Update: ย Map and Parking for Stevens Square Center for the Arts Parking Chimera Exhibit. The Stevens Square Center for the Arts has a limited amount of off-street parking. Enter the parking lot via the alley on 19th Street. Parking lot is on south side of gallery building look for the Stevens Square mural. Street parking is also available, except where prohibited. See Event on Facebook CHIMERA:ย I gazed through the space of a part opened door and was let to imagine on what I could not see. Stevens Square Center for the Arts (SSCA)ย ย ย ย ย […]
Art Opening CHIMERA:ย I gazed through the space of a part opened door and was let to imagine on what I could not see. Opening Reception Saturday August 3rd 7:00 pm Stevens Square Center for the Arts (SSCA)ย ย ย ย ย 1905 Third Avenue S., Minneapolis, MNย 55404 T (612) 879-0200ย [email protected] Gallery Hoursโย Saturday thru Sunday, 1:00 – 5:00 PM (During Exhibitions). — online at http://www.stevensarts.org/ EXHIBITION Roger Williamson: Chimera August 3rd – August 24th, 2013 Opening: Saturday August 3rd, 2013 7-10pm Stevens Square Center for the Arts is pleased to present Chimera, a solo exhibition of work by Roger […]
Worshiping the Ancestor Spirits I Am The Body Of My Ancestors Ancestor worship, Oil on canvas. Original painting available at Saatchi Art Ancestor worship.ย While your name continues to be spoken you continue to live. This is the fundamental theory behind ancestor worship which can be witnessed to an extreme in ancient Egyptian culture. Study of Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh of ancient Egypt, reveals that she was condemned to non being because all references to her name and existence were eliminated by her step son. Only in comparatively recent times has her name come to light. It is Hatshepsut who is […]
Hindu Goddess, Dance For Kali An original painting of a woman assuming the god form of Hindu goddess Kali to manifest the Goddesses’ personality within her. To channel and amplify this she dances before the yantra of Kali, the goddessesโ signature which is used like a talisman in the Western Magical Tradition. The skulls represent epochs of time both past and to come. ย Kali is a Hindu mother goddess, symbol of time, dissolution and destruction. She destroys ignorance, maintains the world order, and blesses and frees those who strive for the knowledge of eternity. It is Kali who liberates the […]
High Priestess Tarot Card, An Explanation High Priestess: The coming of the Witch Queen The High Priestess tarot card represents what is mysterious and intriguing as well as announcing the arrival of psychic revelation. On a more everyday level she can personify how someone sees you, your personality type and your feelings in general. While the major arcana High Priestess maintains her mystery she has power, if she was to reveal her mystery she would lose her power for mystery is energy. It is this quality of the High Priestess that that gives here a correspondence to the sphinx. Because […]