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Mar 14, 2000 · Tiny lights are seen on the distant hillsides, gradually becoming figures carrying candles as they come closer to the foreground of the painting. Since 1967, the beginning of my work in art, I began making sketches of marches and processions in many forms and contexts.
Swanson’s Festival of Lights demonstrates in its virtuoso craftsmanship the level of commitment the artist brings to the representation of a sacred gathering. His anonymous celebrants look out from the print and silently invite all who match their gaze to be warmed and illuminated.
Jun 27, 2022 · In 2008, an extensive collection of John August Swanson’s works were purchased by Emory University’s Candler School of Theology to hang on the walls of their new 76,349 square foot building. He was awarded The Dean’s Medal for his art’s transformative effect on the campus.
- Swanson, John August
- 2000
- Festival of Lights
From the DVD, Conversations with John August Swanson. Mr. Swanson discusses the creation of his 2000 serigraph, FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.
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- John August Swanson
Sep 24, 2021 · Swanson died of congestive heart failure on Sept. 23 at the St. John of God Care and Retirement Center in Los Angeles, after being admitted there for hospice care in August. When his health...
Festival of Lights. The son of a Mexican mother and a Swedish father, Swanson's art reflects the strong narrative influences of his cultural upbringing. His works frequently depict scenes of community life, as in "Festival of Lights" (2000), "Tales of Hoffman" (2001), and "Psalm 85" (2003) after Psalm 85.
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John August Swanson's serigraph Festival of Lights portrays a procession of children bringing light and peace to the world. John writes, "I remembered walking with groups in candlelight for peace in Central America.
