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Tag Archives: Roger Ackling
Art Quotes I Like and Why II: Yayoi Kusama and the Polka Dot
“A polka dot has the form of the sun, which is a symbol of the whole energy of the world and our living life, and also the form of the moon which is calm … Polka dots are a way … Continue reading
Posted in Aesthetics, Art, Creativity, Inspiration, Research
Tagged Art Quote, Jude Hill, Polka dot, Roger Ackling, Spirit Cloth, Yayoi Kusama
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Weybourne, Roger Ackling and Transfiguration
I wrote recently about my discovery of the late artist and teacher Roger Ackling. An article about Ackling in Resurgence & Ecology magazine had intrigued me; it was a review of a book – Between the Lines – memorials and … Continue reading
Posted in Aesthetics, Art, book review, Creativity, Drawing, Inspiration, spirituality, Writing
Tagged Brian Keeble, Cecil Collins, Conceptual Art, Dr Judith Collins, Roger Ackling, Tate, Transfiguration of Jesus, Weybourne
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The Artist who Drew with the Sun; the Meissner Effect and the Apostle Paul
The Artist who Drew with the Sun is the heading over an article in Resurgence & Ecologist magazine. The artist is Roger Ackling, who died in 2014. Excerpted: “One does not have to know how to bring meaning to one’s life: searching is to bring … Continue reading
Posted in Aesthetics, Art, Christian writing, Creativity, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Ecology, Inspiration, Reviews, Science, Sculpture, Walking, Walking Art
Tagged Colossians, Land Art, Maglev trains, magnetic levitation, Meissner Effect, Occasional Papers, Resurgence Trust, Roger Ackling, Superconductivity, sustainable energy, Tate, the Apostle Paul, Walking Art
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