Christopher Wunderlich Artist Statement
Art and the creative process is the ultimate aspiration of the human experience. All mater is energy+void, organizing itself into particles and waves. When an artist fixes his intention and attention on the chosen art materials he infuses them with consciousness. The great artists, whose work endures over time, not only brought an advanced aesthetic and subject to their craft they brought prana to the art materials. That energy born of the creative intent is transferred to the viewer and the visual language is born. Art is the first telepathic and holographic language, meaning there is more information in art than the logical mind can comprehend.
As a sculptor I began exploring this idea by using materials from nature, shaping them without the use of power tools. A labor-intensive process is employed in the making of my work as a method of infusing it with power. This method was transferred to my pastel drawing, using a template of sacred geometry as a carrier of energy. The earthworks at Burning Man follow this idea with large geometric drawings raked into the earth surface as a method of meditation.
After graduating Minneapolis College of Art and Design I studied the sweatlodge ceremonies with the Lakota on the Indian reservations of Minnesota for 12 years. I turned to the indigenous people of Turtle Island to learn the shamanic realm and the true way of our natural world. I have been initiated into men’s circles and The Foundation /Capstone Mystery School and have spent 5 years practicing Rinsi Zen
with the Hollow Bones Order. My art has taken me on a spiritual path, which has guided me back to Art.
