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INTERNATIONAL
ARTISTS HERALD A NEW RENAISSANCE
Californian based artists Dana Lynne Andersen and Annie
Harrison have joined forces with UK based sculptor Ginger
Gilmour to launch a new artistic movement. Andersen
advocates 'Art on purpose', referring to work that is
deliberate in its intention to uplift humanity. Andersen
founded Awakening Arts Network, a global resource nexus
connecting hundreds artists throughout the world who
are engaged in creating art that is 'evolutionary' and
'transformative'.
Andersen met Gilmore at the Inspirational Arts Festival
in Chelsea, London and the two have since been collaborating
in a passionate mission to weld the power of art to
change consciousness. Ginger Gilmore, former partner
of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmore, has been a growing
force for change in the UK. Says Gilmore, "Our
society is plagued by art that does not nourish, elevate
or liberate the soul. Artists play a major role in laying
the foundation for humanities evolution." Ginger’s
own work, both monumental and sublime, exudes a sense
of simplicity and refinement that beckons the viewer
into a spacious experience of beauty.
Andersen’s large-scale paintings are stunning
in breadth of vision and subtlety of detail. Her work
is often 'cosmological' in theme and expression with
bold, sweeping panoramas of color and form that speak
not only of the vastness of the universe without, but
take us into the mysterious depths of inner space as
well. Annie Harrison, who joins Andersen and Gilmore
for their first collaborative exhibition, uses the ancient
science of sacred geometry to create stone and glass
sculptures that feature flowing water as their central
element.
The group, all of whom are successful artists in their
own right, are working together to galvanize a renaissance
of art with conscience and consciousness. Ironically,
they are 'pushing boundaries' by advocating a 'return
to centre'. According to Andersen, the contemporary
art world's pursuit of 'the cutting edge' has led to
a contest of shock value. “When work comes from
the 'centre' rather the 'edge', it becomes the polestar
that can guide us back on course.”
On October 27th from 6:00-9:00pm, The Institute of
Noetic Science will host a gala celebration with live
music and a special presentation by the artists launching
'Awakening Arts' at 8pm.
IONS, founded by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell,
has long been regarded for its vanguard research at
the frontiers of consciousness, pioneering studies in
meditation, alternative healing and extraordinary human
capacities. (IONS was an early sponsor of Dr. Emoto’s
work "Messages from the Water", and IONS senior
scientist Dean Radin was featured in "What the
Bleep 2"). Now IONS extends its vanguard to the
arts. Andersen, Gilmore and Harrison herald a renaissance
of 'art on purpose'. Three women, upholding the historical
task of the artist as a conduit of beauty and revelation,
remind us of the noble role that art can play in the
world.
Note to Editors:
Dana Lynne Andersen and Ginger Gilmore available for
radio, press and television interviews.
To arrange, please contact Dana Lynne Andersen (530)
277-1164.
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