In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

osity it evokes. A similar curiosity about spatial relationships will compel me to continue this kind of work. I have further explored this structuring method with 16 paper models in my recent book, Generatrix [1]. Generatrix explores the movement between two and three dimensions of a given pattern, with an emphasis on curves. A single sheet of material will bend along curved score lines that act as a hinge or joint while adding structural strength to the sheet when it is stabilized in a three-dimensional position. This method is a means to produce lightweight curvilinear structures, where each sheet acts as both skin and structure. Reference l. Terry Rosenberg, Generatrix (Omaha, NE: UNO Editions, University of Nebraska, 1995). As ABOVE, So BELOW: THE MANIFESTATION OF THE UNIVERSE AS A MIRROR TO CONSCIOUSNESS Donald Sanders (artist), 51 West 81st Street, Apt. 5:J, New York, NY 10024, U.S.A. Donald Sanders's artuiort: was presented at the conference "The Inspiration ofAstronomical Phenomena, " Villa Mondo Migliore, Rocca di Papa, Italy, 27June-2July 1994. The artist has provided this Artists Statement to accompany thesepublished proceedings. My paintings were essentially inspired by the work of the seventeenth-century philosopher Robert Fludd, but they ultimately came to represent a great deal more: the integration of the universe and its sciences with a totality of "Sameness." They are about the "Act" of all creation, and while there are obvious religious overtones in Fludd's writing, my personal concern is the integration of all philosophical processes, specifically in the Jungian approach to creation relating to the collective unconscious and the archetype. After the series was completed and hung around me, beginning with the Great Darkness and ending with the Primeval Duality, I came to realize that these paintings are indicative not only of theories of the start of the universe but also of the beginning of any creative act-as in the tabula rasa with which every artist, scientist, child sets out-moving on to the "wheel" of 156 Artist,' Statements stages with its particular psychological obstacles and solutions. The paintings took on a mandala effect (Color Plate A No.2). They became an emotional barometer that I could literally use to find where I was at a particular moment. As above, so below. The paintings give a sense that the universe in its beginnings-the "spark oflife"-is actually inherent in each of us and in the living fibers of all physical beings. To me they show a thread that is woven throughout. I suppose in a way the universe, in a daily theatrical and symbolic manner, is constantly being born and remodeled to return to the origins of its own birth. It is comforting to think that darkness has great potential and that the void is not always disturbing . I wonder if the before knew that the beginning was near. SYMBOliSM OF THE COSMIC DANCE OF SHIVA IN THE SOUTH-INDIAN TEMPLE DANCE TRADITION Jadzia Donatowicz (astrophysicist, dancer), Technical University of Vienna, Department of Computing #020B, Gusshausstrasse 27-29, A-I040 Vienna, Austria; and Institute for Astronomy, Vienna, Austria. Jadzia Donatowicz presented an illustrated full-length paper at the conference "The Inspiration ofAstronomical Phenomena, " Fig. 2. Jadzia Donatowicz, chandra taradi: "the moon and the stars." (Photo: Bernhard Kammel) Villa Mondo Migliore, Rocca di Papa, Italy, 27June-2July 1994. She was invited to submit this Artist's Statement for inclusion in these proceedings. In the Kurma Purana, one of the main sources of Hindu mythology, Shiva reveals his nature: I'm the originator, the god abiding in supreme bliss. I, the yogi, dance eternally ... (Ku.P.2.4.33) Having said this, the Lord of Yogis, the supreme God, danced, showing his formidable, supreme reality ... (Ku.P.2.5.I) In the spotless sky the yogis saw him dancing, the Great God who is Lord of all beings, whose maya is all that is here, and who activates universe. (Ku.P2.5.2-4) [1] The sacred dance traditions of the world show an amazing abundance of imagined forms through which people everywhere have sought to relate themselves to the wonder of existence. Hindu tradition has it that dance was not of human making...

pdf

Share