Encountering the Spiritual in Contemporary Art (working title & draft) A Proposed Exhibition for Winter/Spring 2018 Leesa K. Fanning, Ph.D., Curator, Contemporary Art
Draft
Sources of Inspiration Artists are inspired by sources, subjects and motifs found in diverse spiritual traditions.
Sources of Inspiration
The Artist’s Body The artist’s body informs the spiritual meaning of the art and is usually present as a motif.
The Artist’s Body
Materials, Form and Color One or more of these fundamental aspects of art provides the spiritual content.
Materials/Form/Color
Art Making as Spiritual Process The act of making art is a form of meditation, ritual or spiritual activity.
Art Making as Spiritual Process