Concerning the spiritual in MY art
"The true work of
art is born from the 'artist': a mysterious, enigmatic, and mystical
creation.
It detaches itself from him, it acquires an autonomous life,
becomes a personality, an independent subject, animated with a
spiritual breath, the living subject of a real existence of being." - Kandinsky
When the art speaks to me, tells me what it is... then I know I'm on the right track... When it speaks to someone else then I know I have succeeded.
Diva of the Eclipse emerged from the clay last night. Perhaps she should be Magdalena of the Cliffs...
She IS a cliff.. those undulating landforms of slick rock and sandstone. Using the white clay has been a nice change. So smooth and easy to carve... Working small is liberating... she's about 12" as opposed to life sized..
But I immediately think of making her immense: large enough to lean against like the warm desert rock from which she emerged. She is white now...pure clay. But that will change soon enough. Sandstone and slick rock will emerge
Bones of the earth.
