Sunday, June 4th 2006 at 3pm
Grace Presbyterian Church
3146 NW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32609
352-376-5654

About the Speaker

Kristen Raizada, a former resident of Gainesville and graduate of the University of Florida, is an art historian currently living and working in Southern California.  She writes on contemporary art and teaches courses at California State University, Long Beach and Art Institute.

Contact Person:  Laura at 386-462-7729
cut2thechaselcr@yahoo.com

About the Lecture

Spirituality is a timeless quest that has appeared in art throughout the centuries, from the sacred realm of the illuminated manuscripts to the swirling dynamism of the Counter Reformation to the sublime landscape in the 19th century to the fleeting brushwork of the Impressionists to the color fields of abstraction. This discussion will journey throughout Europe and the United States to discover spirituality as it has influenced and has been represented by artists throughout the ages.

We will begin at a point when spirituality is most recognizable in the form of illuminated manuscripts created in the monasteries during the Middle Ages, then travel to Italy and discover  16th century painter Carravaggio who guises spirituality in laymen's clothing.  Then, we will unveil a view of spirituality not instantly recognizable, but is still as powerful. We will look at the works of the Dutch-painter Vermeer, Rembrandt's illuminated light, Vincent Van Gogh's starry nights to the spiritual act of painting with Mark Rothko just after World War II.