Tag: mysticism
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Enchanted Alchemies: Magic, Mysticism, and the Occult in Art
In 1924, the surrealist manifesto stated that art serves as a magical act, invoking mysteries beyond the visible world and turning the mundane into something wondrous. This exhibition, spanning the century from then until now, whets the appetite for an…
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Crystal Fischetti – interview: ‘I use my whole body when I paint’
Crystal Fischetti talks about ‘coming out’ of the spiritual closet, and how she uses her whole body to paint, in a dance-like, yogic manner
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Matthew Burrows – interview: ‘I think as an artist and I make as a painter’
The artist talks about his strategies for thinking about painting, how his long-distance running is integral to his work, and the unexpectedly huge success of his #ArtistSupportPledge idea
