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The Idiot: Pop-Up Art Exhibition

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Idiot Entombed Collaborative Piece Mixed Media and Birdcage
Idiot Katrina Stock Etched Mirror
I Came Here With a Pain in My Heart Jenny Hawkinson Photograph of diorama with handmade beeswax candles
I Came Here With a Pain in My Heart Jenny Hawkinson Photograph of diorama with handmade beeswax candles
I Came Here With a Pain in My Heart Jenny Hawkinson diorama with handmade beeswax candles
Broken and Shed Katrina Stock Bread, Fabric, Ceramic
A Bunch of Idiots Andrea Armstrong Oil and Gold Leaf
A Bunch of Idiots Andrea Armstrong Oil and Gold Leaf
Inevitable Destruction Laura Auxier Pen and Ink
Idiot Entombed Collaborative Piece Photographs of Installation
Beauty Will Save The World Katrina Stock Etched Mirror, Mixed Media
I Came Here With a Pain in My Heart Jenny Hawkinson diorama with handmade beeswax candles
Fulfilled Prophecy Jenny Hawkinson Watercolour on paper
I Came Here With a Pain in My Heart Jenny Hawkinson diorama with handmade beeswax candles
Those Who Touch His Cloak Cara Bain Charcoal on Paper
The Idiot: An Exposé On Foolishness Breanne McDaniel Handmade book of Photocopy drawings
Emotional Happiness or Intellectual Pain Mahla Shapiro Embroidery on Linen and Cotton
Beauty Will Save The World Katrina Stock Etched Mirror, Mixed Media
Beauty Will Save The World Katrina Stock Etched Mirror, Mixed Media
Those Who Touch His Cloak Cara Bain Charcoal on Paper
Idiot Entombed Collaborative Piece Mixed Media and Birdcage

A one night pop-up art exhibition inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel of dramatic tragedy. It took place on June 23rd, 2015 at St. John of Shanghai Orthodox Church.

Idiot Entombed: Collaborative Installation

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In THE IDIOT, Prince Myshkin’s extreme compassion for his friends leads to mutual despair, instead of redemptive freedom.

As the image of this stained glass window shatters over time, its beauty is deconstructed and becomes trapped, like a bird in a cage. Through this process, we ask the questions:

Is selfless compassion actually redemptive? Or is it just self-destructive idiocy?
Why is goodness so often futile?
Can beauty really save the world?

‘Idiot Entombed’
Collaborative Installation

Carall Street and Cordova Street

Mid May-June 1, 2015

Introducing Our Next Book: The Idiot

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Open Book Art Collective is pleased to introduce the book we will be reading, exploring and creating art around this 2015 winter/spring season.

The Idiot is a classic, written by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, between 1868 and 1869.  Contrasting with Dostoevsky’s portrayal of a guilty man in Crime and Punishment  is his portrayal of the ideal man, a man of pure innocence, Prince Myskin. The Idiot explores what happens when this Prince encounters the real world, a world that Dostoevsky paints as being obsessed with power, money and manipulation.

Have you read this book before? If so what are your thoughts on Part 1? Do you agree with the statement below?

Follow along with us as we read and digest all four parts of this intriguing novel and then join us for the art exhibit later in the year!

Happy Reading!

Cheers,

OBAC