Artist Information:
Sonja Tellison-Foster
Aurora, IL
United States
Member Since: Sep 2000
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Artist Statement:
More than simple faerie
tales, myths can teach, heal,
act as morality guides, or
beacons of inspiration along a
sometimes murky spiritual
path. The myths of a culture
are it's soul. They are what's
left behind when the political
border lines have changed and
the people themselves are...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Recent exhibits include:
"Art Virus" Aurora
Underground, Aurora, IL
Sept/Oct 2003
"Beat the Winter Blues" The
Art House, Oak Par, IL Mar/Apr
2003
"Around the Coyote Fall Art
Festival" Chicago, IL Sept
13-15, 2002
"The Melting Pot" The Art
House, Oak Park, IL Jul/Aug
2002
"Out ...
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Sonja Tellison-Foster's Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Sonja Tellison-Foster's Portfolio.
More than simple faerie tales, myths can teach, heal, act as morality guides, or beacons of inspiration along a sometimes murky spiritual path. The myths of a culture are it's soul. They are what's left behind when the political border lines have changed and the people themselves are gone. Myth helps us to understand our own nature as well as that of the world around us. Joseph Campbell, noted scholar and one of the foremost authorities on mythology states, "Myth must be kept alive. The people who can (do this) are artists . . . . The function of the artist is the mythologization of the environment and the world." At a time when we, as a society, rely more on science and technology for answers to our various quandries, than a collective, traditional knowledge, refocusing on mythologization is more important then ever.
Are you anxious? Here, take a new pill! Are kids more violent? Must be the video games! The adage "There's nothing new under the sun." is itself certainly not a new concept. If we delve deep enough, the answers are already existent, like diamonds in the dark. When we forget the stories of our ancestors, we forget our... |
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