Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Meg Hitchcock

~ humoringthegoddess

Meg Hitchcock is a painter and text-based artist living and working in the New York Hudson Valley.

Heart Sutra No. 1..letters cut from the Koran
(detail)

 

She received her BFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute and studied classical painting in Florence, Italy.

Allah Twice — Letters cut from the Torah
(detail)

 

Her paintings and wall sculptures are intended to draw the viewer into an internal state that transcends the need for salvation. Inspired by Byzantine icons.

Bodhisattva Vow — letters cut from a very old German Bible
(detail)

 

This shift in perspective suggests an alternative to the Judeo-Christian paradigm, in which one’s attention is directed toward a deity located just beyond her reach.

The Satanic Verses “Repentance” — from the Koran
(detail)

 

The viewer is instead located front and center in the transitional space, where she is both the subject of the painting and the object of devotion.

Diary, 1971 Excerpts from My Grandmother’s Diary letters cut from the Kama Sutra
(detail)

 

“I combine sacred texts with painting, sewing, and burning, rendering a contemporary interpretation of an ancient tradition,” the artist shares.

Self Portrait. The Lord’s Prayer — letters cut from the Tibetan Book of the Dead
(details)

 

“But instead of illuminating a long-established, patriarchal religion, I illuminate the state of awareness, the origin and destination of all religions.”

The Book of Revelation — letters cut from the Koran
(detail)

 

More of Meg Hitchcock’s amazing artwork can be found at https://www/meghitchcock.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I am a writer of fantasy fiction that often surrounds middle-aged women. I am a married mother of two and granny to three, a BoHo Chic kinda gal. I am recently retired and busier than when I worked 9-5. But writing and blogging is my main game.

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