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Nancy Tieken Lopez
Paintings & Sculpture
Talking Philosophy With The Clouds
My art is about connection- to a place, to the earth, to people's lives, and to the past. Place is found by walking and learning- to see more, hear more, and feel more of the land that is around me. Place is discovered by a feeling, a personal connection made with nature.
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious; it is
the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe,
is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." Albert Einstein
There is a common thread running through all of my work- the
materials, the rituals, and the connection to the earth and people. I weave together my own visions and forms with ancient rituals and symbols to celebrate the beauty and power of nature.
The purpose of my work is to re-establish bonds between individuals and others and individuals and nature. My inspiration for my sculptures, paintings, and installation work draws from the teachings
of my mother, a poet and environmentalist; my father, the musician
of the family; Cold Mountain Poems written by Zen monks, and the beat of the universe.
I visualize my artwork and framework of beliefs in the form of a mountain with multiple paths, where there is no one path to travel.
The base of my work is its location in nature and the celebration of
the land with it's cycles of seasons, beauty and power. The body of
the mountain is a spiritual connection to all living things. The top of
the mountain is the belief that all living things contain the Numinous, a term I use to refer to a higher force, God, or Buddha. The peak is Divine Oneness. The whole mountain is to be enjoyed and explored. Discover what you will.
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