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Artist Statement:
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Ever since I was a child I
have been fascinated with the
liminal ---- the neither here
nor there, the betwixt or the
in-between. The ancient Celts
called this state Caol-ait or
“thin places,” where the veil
between the physical and
spiritual worlds merge.
When I paint, I penetrate a
threshold that allows me to
enter this realm of
consciousness, where one can
explore the interflow between
soul and matter, and between
time and eternity. It is a
realm of pure possibility.
My art is a recorded event of
my deep interest in mysticism
and the natural world, as well
as a passageway into my own
mythical inversion of reality.
I see my paintings as portals;
visual archives that tap into
my unconscious. My surfaces
are painted over layers of
symbols and forms, recalling
cave walls and ritual
chambers. Many of my
paintings are inspired by my
study of ancient cultures and
travel to sacred sites around
the globe where animistic
worldviews encompassed a
belief in a magical Other
World.
I believe that art is
intrinsic to the nurturance of
the human spirit and that
artists’ true essence is
transformative. In all my work
I seek ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
LISA RASMUSSEN
Education: • MFA Studio Arts,
Coursework in Transformative
Arts: John F. Kennedy
University, Berkeley,
CA
• BA Studio Arts,
Sculpture & Ceramics:
University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, AR
• Coursework in
Art History and Studio Arts:
Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence,
Italy
Honors & • 2008 Outstanding
Graduate Student of the Year,
John F. Kennedy University...
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Artist Reviews:
Caol’Ait
Lisa Rasmussen
11/7/08
Lisa poured out The Thin
Places for all to see. And in
her hand the bending spree, in
wistful, flowing, calming
traumic interface, the witness
be. Thinness of distinction.
Thinness of discrepancy. The
space between, the space
unseen, the space where the
twilight...
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