Spirituality ... A Different View

An Art Exhibition by Fr. John B. Giuliani & Northwest Coast Native Artists

The secular and theological approaches taken to represent spiritual themes are displayed at The Marian Library in two groups of art. The art of the Northwest Coast Native Artists portrays the spiritual through themes from nature. The Native American icons by Fr. John B. Giuliani depict the spiritual essence in a more traditional, yet unique, form.

The artists of the Northwest Coast Native group often portray village experiences in a storytelling manner. Themes based on animals and birds play a central role in their art.

Robert Sebastian explains his work Hummingbird: "Long ago one of the signals for good luck was the sight of a hummingbird. When hunters prepared for a hunt, they sang Indian songs that would ask the hummingbird to appear to inspire a successful hunt and healthy game."

Flowers and a hummingbird in Sebastian's work convey a complex, animated quality - a spirit within.

The prints on display are courtesy of Bro. C. M. Simon, S.J., of the Heritage Center, Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota.

Aymara Virgin Mother and Child by Fr. John B. Giuliani

Fr. John B. Giuliani was ordained in 1960, after studying at St. John Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. In addition, he holds master's degrees in theology, classical studies and American intellectual history. Fr. John resumed an early interest in art at the Benedictine Grange, a small monastic community which he established in 1977 in West Redding, Connecticut. He studied icon painting under a master in the Russian Orthodox style in New York in 1989, before he began the Native American icons which are on display at The Marian Library. Fr. John's work is meant to "celebrate the soul of the Native American as the original spiritual presence on this continent, thus rendering his images with another dimension of the Christian faith."

Sioux Assumption by Fr. John B. Giuliani

WORKS DISPLAYED

Posters by Fr. John B. Giuliani The Baptist Blessed Kateri Tekawitha Cheyenne Virgin & Child Comanche Virgin and Child The Holy Family Hopi Virgin and Child Lakota Virgin Mother Navajo Christ Navajo Virgin and Child Resurrection The Trinity

Hopi Virgin of the Annunciation by Fr. John B. Giuliani 1997

Limited Edition Prints by Northwest Coast Native Artists Feeding the Fire by Roy Thomas, 1980 Hummingbird by Danny Dennis, 1990 Hummingbird by Robert Sebastian, 1985 The Hunt - B.C. Owls by Robert Sebastian, 1985 Raven Stealing the Sun by Stan Green, 1979 Salmon Cycle by Eugene Hunt, 1991 Spirit of Spahath by Clarence Dick, 1982 Trickster by Danny Dennis, 1991 Turtle Island by Roy Thomas, 1989 Two Medicine Men with Powers by John Laford, 1982 Wolf Spirit by Charles Everett, 1982

Fr. Giuliani's work is available as posters, plaques, and notecards from Bridge Building Images, Inc., P.O. Box 1048, Burlington, VT 05402. To order or request a catalog, call 1-800-325-6263. Their online catalog is at ssl.wowpages.com/bridgebuilding/catalog/jg1.html.

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