{"title":"Emanations of Inner Light","description":"\u003cmain id=\"MainContent\" class=\"content-for-layout focus-none\" role=\"main\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--18334750769307__main\" class=\"shopify-section section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product product--large product--left product--stacked product--mobile-hide grid grid--1-col grid--2-col-tablet\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__info-wrapper grid__item scroll-trigger animate--slide-in\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"ProductInfo-template--18334750769307__main\" class=\"product__info-container product__column-sticky\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael W. Barnard's solo exhibition, \u003cem\u003eEmanations of Inner Light.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael's visual artwork uses mixed media and assemblage to communicate transcendent states of being. Thread, glass, acrylic paint, and gold leaf come together to describe abstract forms and environments that are both elusive and mysteriously familiar. Geometric shapes, recognizable forms and symbols such as the spiral, rainbow, and Buddha image appear, suggesting intriguing moments of encounter beyond the veil. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael W. Barnard is an artist, producer, and filmmaker. He is the former Program Director of the David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts; and International Film Department Director of the Student's International Meditation Society in Switzerland, California and New York. 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The artifacts of this sacred endeavor are the objects left behind - the works of art.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"And what is art exactly anyway? One meaning of the word “art” is “to be”, as in “thou art”. So, these are works of being, of becoming. They are works made with the dross, effervescent materials of this relativistic changing world, inextricably and magically imbued with the unchanging eternal, transcendental world of pure Being. That is, after all, the shamanic work of an artist: to bring the infinite into the relative, finite world of boundaries to guide people's attention towards a spontaneous experience of pure beauty, pure transcendence, even if for just the briefest instant.  That is enough to be transformational.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Art is the creating of sacred spaces in which the viewer is able to have a transcendent experience. 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