Friday, October 24, 2008
Society for Arts & Humanities Lecture Series: Sacred space, art
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The Society for Arts and Humanities will sponsor two lectures on campus by Dr. Charles Stroh, a printmaker, painter, and expert on art and its role in culture. Stroh will present “Transformation: Sacred Places” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center. In the lecture, Stroh will discuss how space “is transformed from plain dirt to dirt that is imbued with religiosity” by addressing specific forms and the sense of space in each project. He also will discuss this from the perspective of “relatively anonymous individuals who do this work for completely personal and spiritual reasons and not for any artistic recognition or glory.” At 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, October 29, in Kleymeyer Hall, he will offer “Islamic Pattern: Keys to Religious Understanding” about how visual art is used in various Islamic cultures to express beliefs, particularly the tesselated patterns that have an “ultimate reference to God and the Heavenly Kingdom.” Stroh is retired from Western Michigan University. He has taught and been an administrator at WMU, Kansas State University, Coe College, and Roanoke College. He was a member of the U.S. Peace Corps in Afghanistan and has received fellowships and grant support to work in India. For more information, contact Virginia Poston, instructor in art history, at vposton@usi.edu or 812/465-1074. Wendy Knipe Bredhold News & Information Services 812/461-5259 or wkbredhold@usi.edu |
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