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Tag Archives: Art
“Death in the Sick Room” by Edvard Munch
The Munch painting explores tuberculosis and death through the survivors they affect
In the 1895 painting Death in the Sick Room, Norwegian symbolist Edvard Munch takes a unique look at his sister Johanne Sophie and her death by tuberculosis. Rather than fix his gaze on his sister, Munch directs his attention to … Continue reading
“2BRO2B” by Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. plays with complex themes of aging and death in his 1962 short story “2BRO2B”
On the surface, 2BRO2B is an incredibly dark satire portraying a bleak future where death is militantly maintained by the government. As we are introduced to a futuristic society in which death and aging has been cured, and the population … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
Tagged Aging and Elder Care, anti-agin, Art, Kurt Vonnegut, Light on Aging and Dying, Literature, Mural, Vonnegut, World Literature
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A Graphic Designer’s Brother Dies in a Plane Crash
Using her experience and design sense, one woman helps others through the stages of grief
Dana Shields, a graphic designer in Menlo Park, California, has used her design sense to help herself heal from the unexpected death of her youngest brother, Jeb, in 1991. Jeb was a Navy pilot who died in a classified mid-air … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Dana Shields, Design for Death, Five Stages of Grief, Stages of Grief, sympathy gift, unexpected death
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The Apocalypse Tapestry of Angers, France
The medieval French tapestry chronicles biblical scenes of heaven and death
In the belly of the Chateau d’Angers in Angers, France, hangs one of the world’s oldest vestiges of medieval woven art: the Apocalypse Tapestry. At 328 feet, the tapestry remains one of the largest in the world. But perhaps most … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Angers, Apocalypse, Apocalypse Tapestry, Art, Book of Revelation, Château d'Angers, Death, Death and Dying, Faith, Flemish, France, French, Middle Ages, Midieval, Plague, Religion
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The Goodbye Gallery: A Unique Space for Contemporary Art in the Czech Republic
How a Czech cemetery redefines our notions of what – and where – a gallery space can flourish
Three years ago, Czech gallery curator Jan Freiberg was uncertain as to where his career was going. He already held an impressive position as a curator for Gallery Klatovy/Klenova – but then he got a call from an old friend … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Art, Art and Death, Cemetery, Czech Republic, end-of-life, Goodbye Gallery, Jan Freiberg, Radio Prague
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Alex Grey’s Mystical Vision of Death
In "Dying," a mystic artist looks beyond the physical
Alex Grey is widely recognized as one of the foremost artists working in spiritual and esoteric themes. The driving force behind his work is beyond aesthetic; in his own words, “[he tries] to find the core truths in all the … Continue reading
