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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 18 - Performers attends CommonSpirit's Humankindness Gala 2023 on May 18th 2023 at San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 18 - Janet Reilly attends CommonSpirit's Humankindness Gala 2023 on May 18th 2023 at San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)
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M.L. Snowden’s FOUNDATIONS OF SYNERGY is a meticulously crafted chapter for the art of bronze. In this important epoch, Snowden explores powerful geophysical forces which reach out to embrace the spirit of humankind. Accessed through the window of the science of metallurgy, M.L.Snowden is able to extrapolate new and strongly contemporary portraits of ourselves, our earth and our deep relationship with the stellar reaches of the universe. In the sculptures of Gravity, Stasis and particularly Siesmic Ray, we are introduced to imaginative investigations of energy pattern phenomena and physics in ways that bring these otherwise abstract contemplations alive to the senses.
Seismic Ray, as a sculptural meditation, expresses M.L. Snowden’s central idea that the very substance of humankind, stars, planetary masses and bronze are created of the same interrelated yet differently arranged elements. Seismic Ray shoots powerfully upward in elegant and clean lines away from the terrestrial impactions depicted in abstract bronze coruscations that characterize other sculptures of the GEOLOGICAL COREIUM. For this is the ethos of a Seismic Ray: it is a jet of pure unbridled seismic energy that rays upwards through the earth. All the force of the upward climb of arcing energy is written in this sculpture that is firmly planted at its base in the grounded and capable support of the lower figure, from which the upper figure rises. The vertical nature of the two tiered composition, which draws its line from a pair of figures placed end to end, artistically intuits the design of naturally occurring seismic energy wave patterns that rise in supported waves traveling through the earth’s mantle.
In Seismic Ray, not enough can be said for the mathematical calculation that permits the upper figure to be joined to the lower figure. The calculation results in a particular mortise that carries the entire physical weight of the upper figure within the smallest possible weld point located just over the heart of the lower figure - a structural feat for the art of bronze.
The sculpted hands and portraits of Seismic Ray are noteworthy in their fine molding and graceful demeanor. The arc of the ray, seen as an energy spike, is artfully captured in the upper figure’s almost fluid anatomical structure that seems to bend and float as it reaches skyward. And, Seismic Ray, in its evocation of energy, extends out to capture personal reflections on equally riveting and cogent human social patterns. It is possible to see a Seismic Ray pattern in the charitable noble acts of man helping man; of man rising supported within the heart of another; that the great quests of humankind are achieved through team work and that the positive energies of good works and hope can indeed reverberate in triumph. In so many ways, Seismic Ray is a beacon of striving toward enlightenment. As sculpture, it is the physical poem of reaching for a dream.
From important roots in the Paris studios of Rodin and Antonin Mercié, Snowden brings to Seismic Ray the glowing luminous platinum Fournier Patina and the touch of the historic Rodin tools that were used to shape the dynamic, inspirational planes of Seismic Ray.
ABOUT THE ARTIST...
M.L. Snowden is a third generation protegé of the great French sculptor, Auguste Rodin and the inheritor of Rodin’s sculptural techniques and original sculpting tools, which she uses in her own work. Her sculpture has been shown in museums around the world and is in the permanent collection of The White House. Snowden has received numerous awards including being named the world winner of the 1992 International Rodin Competition in Tokyo, Japan. In 1989, at the age of 36, Snowden was awarded the National Sculpture Society’s inaugural Alex Ettl Grant for “Lifetime Achievement in American Sculpture.” Snowden’s commissions include the Main Altar of the $200 million Los Angeles Cathedral.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 18 - Sally Miller, Fred Najjar and Samira Najjar attend CommonSpirit's Humankindness Gala 2023 on May 18th 2023 at San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Natalie Shrik for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Humankindness Gala 2018 on May 10th 2018 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)
I'd suggest that humankind think exclusively about these flowers rather that anything & everything else which happens to inhabit the human brain. Humankind would do so, too, if humans possessed free will.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 18 - Atmosphere at CommonSpirit's Humankindness Gala 2023 on May 18th 2023 at San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Natalie Shrik for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Lloyd Dean attends Humankindness Gala 2018 on May 10th 2018 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)
الله , محمد , علي , حسن , حسين , اهل البيت , شيعة آل محمد , Ya Mahdi, Ya Hussein Ya Muhammad , Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Mahdī , the ultimate savior of humankind, the final Imām of the Twelve Imams, the Awaited Mahdi, the Twelfth Imam, Islam, Muslim, Major Occultation, Al-Muntadhir, Al-Qa'im, Sahab az-Zaman, Imam az-Zaman, Wali al-'Asr, Al-Hujjah, the Proof of Allah's justice, the Leader of the Age, the Rising one, صاحب الزمان, ولي العصر, المنتظر, القائم, الحجة بن الحسن
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 18 - CommonSpirit's Humankindness Gala 2023 on May 18th 2023 at San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Natalie Shrik for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 18 - Sean Kelly, Christy Kelly and Kim Young attend CommonSpirit's Humankindness Gala 2023 on May 18th 2023 at San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Humankindness Gala 2018 on May 10th 2018 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)
Can Love Save The world?
Love has been with humankind forever and ever.,
Since the dawn of time.,
Hatred and jealousy has come along for the ride.,
Can love save this crying world?
Or, will hatred and jealousy destroy this world of remarkable humankind?
Try and find the answer in side all our beating hearts.,
Capture the love in our hearts before it parts.,
The world of hatred and jealousy only brings sorrow, wars, poverty and children going to bed hungry.,
Little by little everyday.,
Love is disappearing from humankinds hearts.,
Hatred and jealousy are slithering together into humankind's hearts.,
Lets chase away hatred and jealousy.,
With kindness, tenderness, tolerance, trust, generosity, mercy, courtesy
Friendliness, understanding, helpfulness, compassion, good deeds...
Humankind has the power within to change this sad reality.
When humankind becomes of one mind.,
The impossible of any kind can be designed...
By 시인 론
Ron Chapman
May 2, 2013
I took the photos in this series for Birth for Humankind, an organisation that provides free birth support and education for pregnant women in Melbourne who are experiencing financial and social hardship.
You can read the story behind these photos here: medium.com/@Birth_for_HumanKIND/the-beautiful-bond-betwee...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 18 - Akolade Coker attends CommonSpirit's Humankindness Gala 2023 on May 18th 2023 at San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 18 - Wright Lassiter and Brenda Wright attend CommonSpirit's Humankindness Gala 2023 on May 18th 2023 at San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Atmosphere at Humankindness Gala 2018 on May 10th 2018 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Alexandra Malek for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Liz Garvin and Mark Garvin attend Humankindness Gala 2018 on May 10th 2018 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Clint Reilly and Janet Reilly attend Humankindness Gala 2018 on May 10th 2018 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 18 - Fred Najjar attends CommonSpirit's Humankindness Gala 2023 on May 18th 2023 at San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Humankindness Gala 2018 on May 10th 2018 at San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)