{"id":32206,"date":"1997-08-08T14:00:13","date_gmt":"1997-08-08T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.bates.edu\/?p=32206"},"modified":"2017-01-26T14:57:54","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T19:57:54","slug":"numinous-flesh-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/1997\/08\/08\/numinous-flesh-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Numinous Flesh&#039; exhibit opens at Bates College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bates College Museum of Art  celebrates its season- opening exhibition, <em>Numinous Flesh, paintings by  Alex Grey<\/em>, with a lecture by and a reception for the artist at 7 p.m. Sept.  5. The lecture will be in Room 104 of the Olin Arts Center,  and the reception will be in the museum. The public is invited and  admission is free.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Grey portrays the human body as translucent,  revealing complex anatomical systems rendered with medical precision and  interweaving these with glowing subtle energies. By using visual  metaphors of transparency and inner light, his paintings allude to the  process of becoming spiritually aware, holy and enlightened. Grey spent  several years employed by Harvard Medical School in the medical museum  and anatomy lab, preparing cadavers and studying the human organism. He  came to see in the human anatomy a microcosm of the many systems and  levels of order in nature. At Harvard, he also worked briefly with  researchers in experiments investigating the body&#8217;s healing energies.<\/p>\n<p>The subject of Grey&#8217;s art centers on the nature of  consciousness and vision states. He sees himself as continuing in the  tradition of visionary artists like William Blake, Pavel Tchelichew,  Jean Delville and Gustave Klimt. Grey&#8217;s paintings point to the invisible  spiritual world, which has been described by mystics. Grey applies his  unique perspective to images of archetypal human experiences from birth  to death. In doing so, he employs a variety of familiar religious  symbols and figures, including the ubiquitous halo, the flaming aura,  the chakra, Adam and Eve, Buddha-like figures, demons and angels.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition of 18, mostly life-sized works includes  selections of narrative paintings, portrayals of prayer, meditation and  shamanistic ritual and the artist&#8217;s seminal work, &#8220;The Sacred Mirrors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The museum&#8217;s lower gallery features two exhibitions  which highlight the permanent collection. The first features works from  the permanent collection, including works by Marsden Hartley, Rembrandt, Picasso and Matisse. The second features figure drawings. Regular  museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays 1-5 p.m. The public is welcome and admission is free. School and other group  tours are available by appointment. For more information call (207)  786-6158.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bates College Museum of Art celebrates its season- opening exhibition, &#8220;Numinous Flesh, paintings by Alex Grey,&#8221; with a lecture by and a reception for the artist at 7 p.m. Sept. 5. The lecture will be in Room 104 of the Olin Arts Center, and the reception will be in the museum. 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