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Sung in English with text projected above the stage March 25, 27, 29, April 1 Portland Civic Auditorium • 7:30 pm sharp! FOR TICKETS CALL (503)241-1802 or (503) 790-ARTS Tickets from $25 Tickets available at all outlets including G.I. Joe’s, Meier & Frank, Iam b’s Thriftway, the PCPA and Portland Opera Box Offices, and other independent locations • www.ticketmaster.com/oregon Groups of 10 or More SAVE up to 20% • Call 241-1407 & — ■ www.portlandopera.org Carol Franc Buck Foundation A D e lt a A i r l i n e s “My images have to do with spiritual beings, with the psyche, with the shadow side, with the transformation from life to death, and C o n t in u e d fr o m P a g e 1 with the journey toward the holy,” she says. Goman goes on to explain the genesis of an ongoing set of work: “Out of my interest in o one who sees her amazing show could tribal arts, particularly Hopi kachina dolls, walk away believing Mar Goman is con emerged my series of strange angels.” ventional. She is clearly tapped into to a These small sculptures are created from Universal Source of creativity. In fact, she finds wood, metal, paper and found objects. Goman her artistic inspiration in tribal cultures from began making her odd angels 10 years ago and, all over the world, and that same kind of she says, “by the time I’d made about 2 0 0 ,1 authentic intention is also evident in her most realized I wasn’t going to stop anytime soon.” ly three-dimensional pieces. She became inspired by the Japan ese tradition of mak ing 1,000 cranes for peace and then began numbering her angels, i with the idea that by the time she had made 1,000 angels “there would be spiri tual enlightenment,” she explains. Being a realist, Goman stopped num bering them at 999. T he choir of angels in this show evokes an elemental, emotional response with each figure’s very simple directness. And some even sport a sense of humor. “I’m fascinated with games and game Artist Mar Goman— it’s not just about some sweet prayer pieces,” Goman admits with an impish “Tribal art has been a grin— indeed, several angels and crosses whim major influence for me sically feature dominoes and Scrabble tiles. because the primary intent of The process of collecting the most tribal art is to make myriad materials with which she visible the powerful world works is also part o f the journey of spiritual forces— and, for Goman. this is also the major “I like the idea of using the intent of the rich sym castoffs from a consumer soci bolism of liturgical Christ ety and giving them new life in ian worship,” Goman says. my pieces,” she says, adding, “1 The single most striking have an entire room in my stu piece in the show is her sculp dio devoted to storing tural Self-portrait o f the Soul, f all these strange and constructed of painted fiber and wonderful objects.” attached objects. Some parts are Other series in dipped in wax, others are frayed with the show are Library lots of loose ends, and one hand o f Babel, painted holds a magnifying glass while the rocks that represent other holds a cross. the artist’s own dictio “Much of my work seems to “Self Portrait nary of spirit symbols come from my own shadow side,” of the Soul” and a vocabulary each the artist confesses, “and 1 have • person can interpret on learned to value my own dark her own; and laminat periods as a time to explore the ed Lexicon Cards that depths of my soul— willingly or beg to be taken off not!” the wall and laid out in One whole wall of the inti divination. mate gallery space is filled with “There are things that you can’t put an array of crosses. Made of words around— like God,” Goman says bones, wood, bottle caps, but quietly. “Yet you need to express feelings tons, metal and fiber, they about Godness.” express a wide range of emo In “Anima Mundi,” this fine artist’s feel tions. One is painted with the ings are expressed with a rare combination words “Holy Terror: believe me of wit and piety. it’s not just about some sweet prayer.” ■ S anctuary for the A rts , located at Goman says she creates most 612 N .W . 12th A ve., is open from noon to of her pieces intuitively and only 5 p.m . M ar G oman ’ s w ork will also be on later does she realize the mean view at the Buckman Art Show and Sale, ings in the metaphors she has cre which benefits the Portland Public Schools art ated. Such was the case with a program, April 6 through 8 at Buckman particularly powerful cross that is Elementary School. She is represented by adorned simply with a large rusty Franchie Seders Gallery m Seattle gate latch and a thin rusted heart. (www.sedersgallery.com).
