Art Visionary Brit Museum On a cold afternoon in November, I passed through the threshold of the smallest gallery in London to install my augmented reality prints. It reminded me of a scene from Harry Potter or an occult ritual in which two realms intersect and fuse into a visionary vista. This time, it wasn’t a wall that led […] Lila Moore December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Think Pink: Spirituality and the Arts “Rulers of the World” is a description of an automatic drawing made by the artist Pamela Colman Smith in 1907. It depicts three solemn-looking women sitting on a cliff in a rocky landscape. The women are dressed in flowing robes in earthy hues and wearing pink S-shaped headdresses. A tower is visible on another cliff […] Lila Moore May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Contemplative Land Art – The Spiralynth The Story of The Spiralynth October 2021 – on-going Media: Conkers, leaves, rake and movement. Location: Buckinghamshire, UK. In the paddock, beneath the giant outspread branches of the tree we’ve come to know lovingly, respectfully as ‘Big Momma’, I slowly gathered myself against the cold and wind. My intention, to complete the Sisyphean task of […] Trudi Simpson February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner Making Magic Happen “The Magickal Women Conference held on 1 June 2019 was a major international gathering in London celebrating women in the occult, witchcraft, and esoteric traditions. The conference was designed to pay homage to the women of the past who challenged the status quo by embracing mysticism, magic and occultism, and to the women who continue […] Lila Moore June 24, 2021August 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art The Resurgence of the Spiritual in Art Recently a resurgence of the spiritual in art can be identified in the popular appeal of exhibitions such as Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future at the Guggenheim Museum (2019), Emma Kunz: Visionary Drawings at the Serpentine Galleries (2019), and in the Tate’s acquisition of Ithell Colquhoun’s archive. Parallelly, neoteric creative trends seek to […] Lila Moore May 22, 2021June 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art NOW IS THE TIME – EVERLASTING TIME Egypt’s Pharaohs’ Golden Parade Last night Egypt dazzled the world. A majestic journey that history will forever remember lit the streets of Cairo with a golden glow. The atmosphere fused new and ancient memories, hues, sensations, and a profound feeling of mystery, magic and reverence. Once again, Egypt’s legendary kings and queens took centre stage. They […] Lila Moore April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art The Shamanic Spirit in 21st Century Art, Culture & Technology This post is dedicated to the voices of my students and their testimonials. It includes a short video-ode to them and to the dancing spirit that guides our journey of discovery. Participation Mystique by Owen Fender Dr Lila Moore’s course started by presenting us with Werner Herzog’s film, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, which took us […] Lila Moore January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Hilma af Klint – Pioneer of the Spiritual in Art The pictures were painted directly through me, without any preliminary drawings, and with great force. I had no idea what the paintings were supposed to depict; nevertheless I worked swiftly and surely, without changing a single brush stroke. Hilma af Klint The groundbreaking art of Hilma af Klint was the result of aesthetic alchemy. In […] Lila Moore October 14, 2020November 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
