A brand new exhibition on the Euphrates Art Museum features works that aim to capture, express or trigger moments of connection, joy or wonder. “Glimmers” gets its name from a psychobiological term that describes those little moments that might help the nervous system feel secure or calm.
“Glimmers” shall be at Euphrates at De Anza College from October twenty second to December twenty second. 12. An artists' reception with refreshments and live music is planned for Saturday, November 2, from 1:30 p.m. to three p.m
The exhibition features photographs taken by Edwin Carungay in Oaxaca, Santa Cruz and San Francisco, in addition to sculptures made by Cheryl Coon using a whole lot of plastic cable ties.
Kristen Lindseth's “Sanctuaries for the Spirit” sculptures are inspired by Shinto shrines throughout Japan and symbolize reverence and reverence for nature. She created the Takahashi Inari Shrine for her 95-year-old mother-in-law, who’s a follower of Shinto and Zen Buddhism. In front of it’s a miniature chozuya, or water purification station, which you enter before heading to a shrine.
“I view cleansing as washing away worries so that it is possible to be fully present,” Lindseth said.
In “Feel Seen,” artist Bushra Gill reflects on how her headscarf makes her feel concurrently invisible and on display, and the way she is obligated to at all times have a smile on her face to counteract the otherness of the headband.
“Emigrating from Pakistan at a young age and feeling disconnected from everything forces me to think about connections, particularly an underlying structure of everything around us that connects us to each other and to nature, time and space,” Gill said.
Hadi Aghaee's paintings depict masterpieces of 18th-century Persian architecture in Shiraz, Iran, where he grew up.
“Glimmers” also features work by muralist Carlos Rodriguez and a Dia de Los Muertos-inspired installation by Fernanda Luisa Esparza and Lydia Sanchez featuring a whole lot of colourful Huichol/Wixarika pom-poms, symbolizing a life in harmony with nature and all of creation.
The Euphrates Art Museum is open Tuesday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to three p.m. The museum may also be open through the flea market on Saturday, December seventh, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The first Thursday open mic evenings are scheduled for November seventh December fifth, 5:30pm-7pm For more information visit www.deanza.edu/euphrat/inthemuseum.
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