The “Siluetas” comprise more than 200 earth-body works that saw the artist burn, carve, and mold her silhouette into the landscapes of Iowa and Mexico. The sculptures made tangible Mendieta’s belief of the earth as goddess, rooted in Afro-Cuban Santería and the indigenous Taíno practices of her homeland.
“It is a way of reclaiming my roots and becoming one with nature.”
[ID: First image shows a dewy spiderweb strung up between blades of tall grass in front of a chain link fence, a house, and a foggy, cloudy sky.
Second image shows pink flowers against a white cloudy sky.
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Joyce Lyke, Esalen Farm, 1980’s.
“When Michael Murphy and Dick Price founded the Esalen spiritual retreat on a remote cliff in Big Sur 50 years ago, they were dismissed as misfit mystics who did outlandish things like meditate and study Eastern philosophy. But what they did, in fact, was launch a worldwide "human potential” movement that changed the way we think about almost everything, from science to psychology, to our own relationships, to what we eat, how we pray, and how we work.
Many of the Eastern philosophies and metaphysical concepts introduced to the West via Esalen have since become commonplace: yoga, meditation, mind-body connection, holistic medicine, permaculture, even massage.
Esalen, with views of crashing waves, soaring condors and migrating whales, is a natural wonder of waterfalls, ancient trees and rustic ocean-view cabins…“ https://www.instagram.com/p/COvgBDlAvYu/?igshid=1qzm6mmk5zj75
“Forest Sampler” - machine quilted paper, hand embroidery, paper sculpture, beading. Displayed in an antique printer’s tray. by Lost Lake Studio
