Heaven and Earth
Curvism: Heaven and Earth
(Part of art show statement 2007)
In the beginning we were connected to heaven and earth, unified with Nature. We then made a world of our own, separated from Nature; isolated within our square, rectangular, cubed confines. Science and technology significantly transformed us.
The art and philosophy of Curvism has long been on a journey exploring what it means to be human. Curvism asks:
Who are we?
What have we lost to postmodern life?
Has science and commerce killed wisdom and compassion, God and the gods?
Has life been demystified?
Are there still questions that science alone cannot answer?
What is sacred?
What is the purpose of art?
What is the connection between the material and the spiritual?
Why do so many believe that only heaven is sacred and not the earth?
When does the spiritual and the material unite as one?
How can the masculine and the feminine live in balance and harmony to make humanity whole?
Do most of the world’s religions and wisdom traditions point the way to seeing the same mystery?
Can wisdom, love, and compassion heal and save humans from the ignorance, arrogance, and domination of their scientific knowledge?
Are there still questions without answers?
Can life still be a marvelous mystery?
Curvism seeks to help restore the human relationship with Nature. Curvism sees the circle and the ellipse as symbols of Nature. Curvism believes we need to look towards and through the symbols of the circle and the ellipse for a renewed vision of what it means to be human.
Heaven and Earth offers a perspective on the issues of our times through shrines and sacred objects, paintings, drawings and the newly published book Curvism: The Journey of an Artist.
CURVISM: Shrines and Sacred Objects
(Part of art show statement 2007)
My shrines contain special sacred objects that I have been collecting all my life. These sacred objects come from all around the world representing the spiritual in many different cultures and regions. Every culture has its own spirituality expressed in the art objects they create. The spiritual communicates through art. Art is spiritual. The shrines examine the questions of: What is sacred? How do you represent the spiritual in material form? What is the connection between the material and the spiritual? When does the spiritual and material unite as one? Do most of the world's religions and wisdom traditions point the way to seeing the same mystery? Are there really so many different gods or is it that there are many different faces and images of the same mystery?
Curvism believes that cultural renewal and a new balance can be achieved by moving toward and through the curved worldview. Only then can the major dualities of male and female, west and east, north and south, science and spirituality, body and mind, inside and outside, square and circle, be united in a complementary marriage, where opposites complete each other, becoming one. The art and philosophy of Curvism seeks to help move the world in this direction.