All Outputs (3)

Bill Viola and the Sublime (2013)
Book Chapter
Arya, R. (2013). Bill Viola and the Sublime. In N. Llewellyn, & C. Riding (Eds.), The Art of the Sublime. Tate

The new media art of the 1970s and 1980s offered new possibilities for expressing the sublime. Rina Arya discusses selected works by the video artist Bill Viola in light of romantic notions of the sublime.

Embodiment as Sacrament: Francis Baconʹs Postwar Horror (2013)
Book Chapter
Arya, R. (2013). Embodiment as Sacrament: Francis Baconʹs Postwar Horror. In J. Romaine, & L. Stratford (Eds.), ReVisioning (311--322). CASCADE

The power of Francis Bacon{\textquoteright}s (1909–1992) art lies, in part, in the contradictory range of responses that it evokes. Some viewers experience his paintings as energetic and uplifting; others react to the despondent and annihilating qual... Read More about Embodiment as Sacrament: Francis Baconʹs Postwar Horror.

Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art (2013)
Book
Arya, R. (Ed.). (2013). Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art. Peter Lang Ltd. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0353-0444-2

This essay collection exploring the relationship between spirituality and art is the result of a conference that took place in December 2010 at Liverpool Cathedral. During this two-day event, artists, clergy and academics from different disciplines –... Read More about Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art.