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Category Archives: Soulful Expressions
Memento Mori: Remembering Your Own Death
Artworks that remind us to live life to the fullest
Memento mori is a Latin phrase that literally means, “remember to die.” As an art form, it has encompassed but is not exclusive to memorial art, and serves to this day as a reminder to live life fully and mindfully. … Continue reading
Picasso’s Blues: Portraits of Loss
Picasso's Blue Period helps us cultivate compassion in difficult times
Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist known widely for sparking the Cubist movement, had a long and prolific career that art historians have divided into distinct time-based categories, or “Periods.” With the suicide of his friend Carlos Casagemas in 1901, Picasso’s … Continue reading
The Tomb of Poets in Maqbaratol Shoara, Iran
An astounding resting place for the creatives of Iran
Mystics, scholars, poets — it seems that all of Iran’s esteemed creatives end up at the Maqbaratol Shoara mausoleum, otherwise known as “The Tomb of Poets.” The mausoleum has welcomed everyone from Asadi Tusi (in 1079), the very father of … Continue reading
In the Eyes of Others: Jodie Carey
A look at Carey’s awe-inspiring art installation confronts the way we consider death and mortality in regards to ourselves and to others
Born in 1981, Jodie Carey is a London-based artist whose work is well-known for its focus on mortality and the way we perceive and experience life and death (specifically in contemporary Western society). One installation in particular – “In the … Continue reading
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Breathing Light: James Turrell at LACMA
A retrospective of artist James Turrell's work offers a personal, spiritual experience to viewers
Artist James Turrell (b. 1943, Los Angeles) played a pivotal role in the West Coast’s Light and Space Movement during the 1960s and 70s. The movement was rooted in the flexibility of perception and manipulation of space, and Turrell’s pieces … Continue reading
The Woodland Cemetery & Crematorium
How Swedish architect John Celsing contributed to the design of one of the most influential cemeteries in the world
Creating a crematorium for a landmark Unesco World Heritage Site cemetery is no small task, but Swedish architect Johan Celsing went above and beyond expectations. Indeed, his 2013 addition of a new crematorium to Stockholm’s architecturally famous Woodland Cemetery has … Continue reading
