Transcribing the Immaterial
Spirituality in Modern Art - The Immaterial Frame from Kandinsky to Motherwell - Jewell Homad Johnson
Jewell Homad Johnson [+]
University of Sydney
Dr Jewell Homad Johnson held a MA and PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Sydney. An exhibiting artist since 1982, Johnson’s academic work is informed by her art practice and experience as a director/scenographer in theatre, television, and film.
Description
Reflecting on the spiritual histories that this study has illuminated through the application of the Immaterial Frame, we conclude with a word of caution. In the post-Enlightenment context, aesthetic expressions of the religious impulse were often dismissed or overlooked because they did not appear in familiar forms. They were too subjective to be neatly categorised. Let us not create new and rigid categories for spiritual art to evade. The frames of reference that we apply should be expansive, elucidating and clarifying knowledge. Always, the researcher must adopt a dynamic approach, with the artwork and the artist guiding the way.