Art Opening CHIMERA: 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) 1905 Third Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55404 T (612) 879-0200 ssca@stevensarts.org Gallery Hours— 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 […]
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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 goddesses’ signature which is used like a talisman in the Western Magical Tradition. The skulls represent epochs of time both past and to come. Hindu Goddess 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 […]
Moon Tarot Card The Moon tarot card from Tarot of the Morning Star. The path of the moon represents our magic mirror/sphere of sensation, where we see reflected the world behind the world. It is the astral realm that is the structure upon which the fabric of the world of our senses hangs. Through cleansing our sphere of sensation, our sense of perception, we can create our universe as we choose to see it. This path is guarded by two wolves, Wep-wawet and Anubis, deities from ancient Egyptian belief whose titles offer a key to what they represent, We-wawet Opener of […]
High Priestess Tarot Card, An Explanation High Priestess: The coming of the Witch Queen High Priestess Explanation 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 were to reveal her mystery she would lose her power for mystery is energy. It is this quality of the High Priestess that gives here a correspondence to the […]
Lovers from Tarot of the Morning Star Inspiration for my depiction of the Lovers tarot card was inspired from a painting by Paolo Uccello known as Saint George and the Dragon. The Subversion of Myth: Paolo Uccello’s Hidden Allegory At first glance, St. George and the Dragon (or similar knight-and-maiden depictions by Uccello) appears to follow the archetypal script: the armored saint, the helpless maiden, the monstrous foe. Yet, as you’ve observed, the composition whispers a different truth. The maiden’s posture—calm, even regal—suggests not captivity but control. The dragon, rather than a ravenous predator, lies subdued, its menace neutered by her delicate […]