| 2004 Summer Seminar |
—Alexandra York
Course Description:
Most people tend to think of spirituality in terms of religious or mystical experiences, but exalted feelings of sanctity and the sublime must be evoked on a secular level for rational people and can be inspired by (among other significant things) art that makes manifest our most personal core value system. The experience is keenly personalized not only because our primary values are being stimulated but also in light of our specific life experiences, associations, preferences, fears and dreams, which are different for each of us. Our individualized value systems, our mental methodology for processing information, our personal style, and our background knowledge and experiences make each of us unique and unrepeatable human beings. In this workshop, Alexandra York will help participants delve into the "customized" world of art as spiritual experience. Participants will fill out and work from a Spirituality Questionnaire that will help them gain a deeper understanding of their own personal (often subconscious) value systems, thereby helping them learn to "open up" to art. Participants may share their own answers and discuss them—or not—but group participation will be lively and enlightening for each and all. Space is limited and advance registration is requested.
Alexandra York is the author of CROSSPOINTS A Novel of Choice, a new novel set in the contemporary art world that examines free will and champions the idea that we each create our own souls by our choices.
Schedule: Sunday, 2:15-3:30 PM
Track: Art and Aestethics