Outside Art/Visions of Spirit

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Taught by GTU/CARE. "My work has a spirit in it. God brought these visions upon me and I have these visions and have to tell 'em to somebody and this world is all I got to tell 'em to." --Howard Finster. This course will survey self-taught and visionary individuals who engage in creative activity as an expression of spirituality. The visionary inspirations of marginalized individuals offer unique voices in the dialogue on spiritual expression. Through their hands, creativity becomes a pathway to an embodied relationship with the Divine and ultimately with our world. Many of these artists make use of discarded materials to create their imaginative realms thus making the ordinary shimmer with extraordinary spirit. Artists to be explored include Loy Bowlin, Nek Chand, Pearl Fryar, James Tellen, Howard Finister, Mary Proctor, and Harriet Powers.