Ranging from a 1914 abstraction by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian to a luminous 1960 abstraction by Mark Rothko and oversized
prayer beads by contemporary artist Zarina, Beyond Belief provides an engaging alternative that prioritizes spirituality in the reading of art.
Installation view of
Prayer Beads by Wangechi Mutu, 2016 in Ndoro Na at Gladstone Gallery, New York, January 26 — March 25, 2017.
Not exact matches
To look upon those
prayer wheels not (as some of us were taught) as instruments of «vain repetition,» but as outward and visible signs of the intention to pray without ceasing, can perhaps lead iconoclasts to more compassionate reflection on the sacramental impulse and on the place of objects — statues and stained glass and candles and altar cloths,
beads, bouquets, and kneeling cushions in needlepoint stitched
by some faithful woman as her own act of participation in the
prayers of the church.
Fayose donned a turban and Muslim tunic and held a
prayer bead, an action that he took a step further when he was handed a microphone and gave a speech while surrounded
by Imams at the September 1 event.
By Thidarat, this elegant necklace is designed as Thai
prayer beads.
Traditionally used
by Roman Catholics, the rosary is a form of
prayer; each
bead represents a
Crystal Ball (1999), a spherical flask filled with saline solution surrounded
by an organic cage made of abacus and
prayer beads, and Crystal Landscape of Inner Body (2000), made of pieces of clear blown glass shaped as internal organs, also address opposing approaches in Eastern and Western medicine.