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Just
in time for the winter holidays, Arts of the Covenant presents their
group exhibition, Angels: Artists Imagine the Invisible,
in the East Gallery. The exhibit extends through December 5, 2009.
The opening reception will be held Friday, October 30, from 7 to
9 pm, with music provided by Gabriel’s Trio, featuring a trumpet
fanfare and flugelhorns. Children’s angel activity booklets will
be available at the reception, and, weather permitting, you can
also have your photo taken wearing angel wings and become part of
this wonderful event.
The
art history of almost all cultures reveals a belief in angels. Even
nonbelievers have experienced inexplicable moments of grace when
unlooked-for gifts from the universe suddenly manifest or when premonitions
help smooth the way. Theologians and philosophers have argued over
what angels look like, but it has been artists who were inspired
to imagine and depict spiritual beings usually invisible to human
sight. From the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the great
religious paintings of the Renaissance to the graffiti of New York
artist Keith Haring, angel imagery strikes an immediate chord with
audiences of all ages.
The
artists participating in this show have explored a broad range of
artistic treatments and iconography to visualize these evanescent
beings that act as intermediaries between heaven and earth. The
exhibition presents the work of beginning and emerging artists,
and art teachers, whose insights and interpretations will inspire
viewers. Among them are painters Albert Smith and Jacqueline Osborn,
bronze sculptor Dorothy Gager, book illustrator Eric Minoura, collage
artist Joyce Savre, poet Dianne de Laet, and Dr. Doris Arrington,
professor of art therapy at Notre Dame de Namur University. "The
range of media in this exhibition, its complexity, and its beauty
will engage the art connoisseur, and its spiritual import should
encourage people to talk, think, and reflect," said Marianne
Lettieri, founder of Arts of the Covenant. "We hope this show
of angel art will be an enjoyable experience for families to begin
their holiday celebrations." The exhibit can be previewed at
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/898264.
Arts
of the Covenant includes more than 100 visual artists from all around
the San Francisco Bay Area who meet monthly in Menlo Park to discuss
the intersection of art and Christian faith. For more information
about the group, contact Marianne Lettieri, mariannelettieri@yahoo.com,
650-328-5754.
Artworks shown above (clockwise from upper left):
Dorothy Gager, Jacob and the Angel
Jacqueline Osborn, Contemplation
Sylvia Wuensche-Wienands, Angelic Light
Eric Murphy, Caelum
Albert Smith, Jacob’s Ladder
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