Todd and I just watched an amazing documentary called The Alma Drawings (One of February's Spiritual Cinema Circle picks). It's about a Canadian artist, Alma Rumball, who took no ownership of her drawings, insisting they came through her but were not of her.
Rumball lived a very sheltered and secluded life. She was not well traveled, yet the art she created was filled with religious and spiritual symbolism beyond her conscious knowledge. Some thought she was insane.
The message I took away from the film was this: The world's artists are here to bring messages from the collective unconscious and beyond. There is so much we don't know, and perhaps art opens a portal into other levels of reality.
Who's to say? Perhaps Alma Rumball was more sane than any of us.
* To view Alma Rumball's art, click here.
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- Michelle O'Neil
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10 comments:
Wow. We should be so lucky as to be this "insane".
Thanks for the url- Amazing work!
That is some funky art and a cool story.
HT never fails to impress. Love my husband, but the day I get him to watch a documentary recommended by a spiritual cinema circle, they'll be making snow angels in hell.
AMAZING!
Fascinating.
I learn something new every time I come here. How cool.
there's often a very fine line between genius and crazy ... verrrry fine.
Very interesting! Her art was so unique, no doubt it was inspired. Thanks for sharing . . .
What great art, and an amazing story. I want to see that movie! Thanks for telling us about it.
I will come back to this, I have a feeling...
Joseph Campbell is totally my favorite read on this subject matter ~ if you dont know of him .. Pick up the interview book w/ him & Bill Moyers its VERY interesting and gives you an overall feel for the man behind many of his other books :) I never make enough time to read BUT when I do I cant seem to put down a great book.
Saw the program on Alma, had never heard of this artist before. Thought her work is amazing. arlene
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