In Quest of a Countenace
A Search for Meaning in a World in Transition
The visual art work in this website represents a personal response to the radical paradigm shifts in the artistic, philosophical, religious, political,, scientific, and technological aspects of our contemporary cultural milieu. This led to a transpersonal quest for meaning in a world in free-fall from former traditional values. The work suggests that its principal expression is motivated by the observation that we are in a cultural interval between world views. While the natural environment is the primary pictorial locus in which this search is set, the human figure, often presented in an embryonic form, represents the quest for a new alignment between ourselves, our long history on planet earth, and our place in the cosmos.
John N. Inglis
This site is dedicated to all those who are gathering together at the crossroads of our contemporary culture in order to advance the conversation toward a comprehensive integral worldview during a radical shift in consciousness from what the world has been to what it may become.
Overview
The advent of Picasso’s 1907 painting titled Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and his collaboration with Georges Braque in the development of Cubism were pivotal events in the scrapping of the traditional Western visual arts canon.
Gallery
Richly pigmented oil and watercolour paints play their assigned roles of colour and form in concert with the visionary nature of the work. Some paintings take delight in a landscape of freshly falling snow or a path through deep woods. Others may include a bridge or a rose trellis that can be taken as portals inviting crossings to new insights leading to increased awareness of subtle realities.