Rejected Religion Podcast6 Feb 2022

RR Pod E18 'Listener Response' with artist Michael Carter

This episode is a special 'listener response' to episode 17's 'esoteric in art,' with guest Michael Carter. Michael is an artist and teacher living in Los Angeles, CA. He holds an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in CA, shows his work in live performances, gives lectures, and and exhibited works in both the U.S. and Europe.

Michael's personal interest in Theosophy plays a large role in his own research into the spiritual dimensions of abstract art.

This discussion includes Michael's personal opinions and research about the history of spiritual movements as they relate to the category of modern abstract art, as well as his own personal background as an artist and spiritual 'seeker.' We also discuss his essay regarding metaphysical art, where he explains his ideas about the two cateogories of art, and his own work with a pendulum. We also talk about Jack Burnham's ideas about kinetic art, then move to a discussion about the condition of the Theosophical movement today, including his own opinions about whether or not today's artists feel comfortable expressing their own spiritual questioning as it is reflected in their art. Plus much more!

PROGRAM NOTES

Michael Carter -

website: HOME - Michael Carter Studio
Twitter: Michael Carter (@MichaelKCarter) / Twitter
Instagram: Michael Carter (@michaelcarter.studio) • Instagram-foto's en -video's
Essay "Form Following Spirit: An Investigation of Recent and Near-Recent Metaphysical Art" in Speculative Arts Research, Issue Four, November 2021: SAR.04.pdf (speculativeartsresearch.com)

The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985: The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985 by Maurice Tuchman (goodreads.com)

Beyond the Visible - Hilma af Klint: Beyond the Visible - Hilma af Klint :: Zeitgeist Films

Website Lita Alberqerque: Lita Albuquerque

Joseph Beuys: ‘Honey is Flowing in All Directions’, Joseph Beuys, 1976 | Tate

Jack Burnham -
All Systems Go: Recovering Jack Burnham’s ‘Systems Aesthetics’ – Tate Papers | Tate
Ritual Aesthetics: Salt Flat and Systems – In Focus | Tate
Jack Burnham (1931–2019) - Artforum International
Dissolve into Comprehension | The MIT Press

Theme Music: Daniel P. Shea

Other Music: Stephanie Shea

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