โจKathryn Garcia ๐งฟ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆโจโฃ Opening Saturday, September 12th at Gavlak Los Angeles! Schedule your appointment to see the show now โ link in bio. โฃ In a time where we are seeing patriarchy fail destructively, it is important to know that there have been viable and sustainable alternatives to a culture of domination. Egalitarian, ecological and peaceful cultures that acknowledge and honor our interdependence with the Earth, the Cosmos and all of life. Spiritual cultures led by Womxn priestesses, where non-binary persons hold significant and magical roles. Cultures where the Womxn is worshipped as a powerful creatrix/destructress, and where time is a cycle of birth, death and rebirth. A culture at the very dawn of humanity, when โGod was a woman, do you remember?โโฃ โฃ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ is an exhibition inspired by early Neolithic Goddess idols, where the female figure is often seen displaying Her large, magical vulva. These sacred figures embody and enact an empowered, magical female sexuality, emblematic of fertility. In ancient matrifocal cultures, we find the earliest form of abstraction where female genitalia are represented by The Sacred V- a motif found in Garciaโs work. In Garciaโs drawings the female genitals are displayed as geometric cosmologies similar to mandalas, yantras or sacred sites seen from above, and operate as meditative tools, devotional objects, and portals to inner experience. In this exhibition the artist shares a representation of the female form that challenges the historical narrative and instead enacts the numinous power of female sexuality. Read the press release online: link in bio.โฃ โฃ Kathryn Garciaโฃ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข ๐ท, 2018โฃ Colored pencil on stonehengeโฃ 50 x 38 inches @bbydbl โฃ #kathryngarcia #thefemininedivine #exhibitionopening #worksonpaper #drawing #stonehenge #womenartists #femaleartists #feministart #feministartist #contemporary_art #ibiza #spanishart #spanishartist #laart #laartist #laartscene #downtownlosangeles #dtla #dtlaartdistrict #californiaartists #galleryart #galleryopening #contemporaryartgallery #artexhibition #forma1 #coloredpencil #meditation #neolithic #goddess (at Gavlak) https://www.instagram.com/p/CExFNcvlSRP/?igshid=1rbnoxead3lnw
