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30 August 2023 - 10 September 2023 | 5 min read | cost: FREE | website: https://iankingsfordsmith.com/exhibitions/deities-2023/ | address: 163 Wilson Street Newtown NSW 2042 Australia
published: 27 Aug 2023
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In the current exhibition Deities, the artist has hand-carved wooden sculptures from Jelutong wood. Kingsford-Smith has researched diverse sources of three-dimensional objects, including those from pre-Columbian, ancient Egypt, Polynesia, Olmac and Aztec cultures. These cultures produced pre-historic fertility and funeral idols, medieval votives and deities to represent their spiritual and symbolic values.
The worship of deities is not a religion in and of itself, but a facet of religious expression that recognizes the existence of elements beyond human control. This form of worship has been traced to the ancient Egyptians and Romans and is at the core of some religious practices such as those in China, tropical Africa, Malaysia, and Polynesia.
The objects in the current exhibition are drawn from and juxtaposed with mythology, ancestral worship, and contemporary narratives as a way to connect the past, present, and future. By combining the historical with the new, it allows the audience to play an active role in contemplating their own life and spirituality.
The series of framed aquatint etchings illustrate the relationship between the living and the dead and the diverse dimensions of human experience. Kingsford-Smith has referenced compositional practices and narrative styles of medieval and Renaissance work
which were used to combat feelings of existential anguish and doubt.
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In the current exhibition Deities, the artist has hand-carved wooden sculptures from Jelutong wood. Kingsford-Smith has researched diverse sources of three-dimensional objects, including those from pre-Columbian, ancient Egypt, Polynesia, Olmac and Aztec cultures. These cultures produced pre-historic fertility and funeral idols, medieval votives and deities to represent their spiritual and symbolic values.
The worship of deities is not a religion in and of itself, but a facet of religious expression that recognizes the existence of elements beyond human control. This form of worship has been traced to the ancient Egyptians and Romans and is at the core of some religious practices such as those in China, tropical Africa, Malaysia, and Polynesia.
The objects in the current exhibition are drawn from and juxtaposed with mythology, ancestral worship, and contemporary narratives as a way to connect the past, present, and future. By combining the historical with the new, it allows the audience to play an active role in contemplating their own life and spirituality.
The series of framed aquatint etchings illustrate the relationship between the living and the dead and the diverse dimensions of human experience. Kingsford-Smith has referenced compositional practices and narrative styles of medieval and Renaissance work
which were used to combat feelings of existential anguish and doubt.
See new events on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxqKJcD5y33GNFEcVDXxjsw/video
Go see Deities by artist Ian Kingsford-Smith 2023.
Deities by artist Ian Kingsford-Smith 2023 is on 30 August 2023 - 10 September 2023. The opening hours are: all day. Conveniently located in Sydney. Call 0410 125 478 for details. Visit their website at https://iankingsfordsmith.com/exhibitions/deities-2023/.
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