News & Events - 2011
ENTRY INTO THE CITY
2011
Come see John August Swanson's newest project.
Click Here for more information.
John August Swanson is working with Grand Rapids, MI based Eyekons to bring churches ART FOR ADVENT.
A CD image collection that takes you on a visual journey of the Christmas story,
and features John August Swanson's six advent artworks.
CD includes images of the full artworks and details
perfect for Powerpoint presentations and church bulletin covers.
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CD CONTENTS:
Full Image of each serigraph
111 details of scenes from the serigraphs.
A Visit | 28 Details
Shepherds | 13 Details
Nativity | 18 Details
Epiphany | 11 Details
Flight Into Egypt | 16 Details
Presentation in the Temple | 25 Details
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Click Here to visit Eyekon's website for more information.
INTERVIEW WITH FATHER MICHAEL MANNING
FOR WORDNET TV -- "Hues of Joy"
On June 30, 2011, John August Swanson was interviewed by Fr. Micheal Manning, SVD for the The Word in the World program
"The Power of Love". The Thirty minute interview will be broadcast twice later this year on September 25th and 27th.
Nationally Televised on The Church Channel
Tues 8:30 am PT [MT 9:30am; CT 10:30am; ET 11:30am]
[Satellite: DirecTV 371 - Dish 258 - Glorystar 115 Cable: U-Verse 585 - Buckeye 181 - Charter 172 - FIOS 288]
Regional Cath TV Networks: Detroit, Dubuque, Rockville Center, Yonkers
Am Forces Network: U.S. bases & ships
Available in Southern California on:
El Sembrador Nuevo Evangelización Tues 6:30 am
San Bernardino Access TW 17, Charter 32 Sun 5:00 pm
The Show will also be available after broadcast at: www.wordnet.tv/videos.htm
Fuller Seminary Library Display
and Brehm Center Lecture Series
November, 2010
For the month of November, Fuller Seminary’s Brehm Center, 135 N. Oakland Ave., in Pasadena California,
will feature a display of eleven original John August Swanson serigraphs in their Hubbard Library.
The event will include a near complete proof of Swanson’s newest work, PSALM 23.
To begin the showcase, John August Swanson will appear at the opening reception on November 3rd, and give a talk later in the evening from 8:30-9:30pm.
On November 4th, he will respond to a presentation given by Robin M. Jensen, Professor of the History of Christian Art and Worship at Vanderbilt University.
This event is open to the public, and the schedule is to be as follows:
Wednesday, November 3, 2010:
7:00-8:00pm Opening Reception of John August Swanson Gallery (in Hubbard Library)
8:30-9:30pm Conversation with artist John August Swanson (in room Payton 101)
Thursday November 4, 2010:
10:00am-12:00pm Brehm Lectures (Payton 101)
Lecture 1: Visual Art and the Two Reformations: Can We Find A Middle Way?
Lecture 2: Visual Art as Doxology: Art's Place in the Church Today
For more information please contact Fuller Seminary’s Brehm Center at 626-304-3789
John August Swanson
in Minneapolis
Westminster Gallery will host a reception
Friday October 8th from 5pm-8pm.
John August Swanson will speak from 6pm-7pm.
Featuring a sneak peak at PSALM 23, in progress!
The event is free and open to the public.
1200 Marquette Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55403
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On Saturday October 9th, John August Swanson
will visit The American Swedish Institute
from 1pm-2pm.
2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis
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On Sunday October 10th, John August Swanson
will speak between masses at The Basilica of Saint Mary
from 10:45am-11:30am
on the corner of Hennepin and N 17th Street in Minneapolis.
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Also on Sunday October 10th,
Carter Avenue Frame Shop
Will host a reception for John August Swanson
From 2pm-4pm.
2186 Como Ave. St. Paul, MN
John August Swanson Speaks
in Grand Rapids Michigan
September 14th, 15th, and 16th
at the Inner City Christian Federation
A selection of 35 of his serigraphs, on loan from Larry and Mary Gerbens
will be displayed through December, 2010
The Grand Rapids Press published an interview with John August Swanson
Loyola Marymount University Symposium
on the Aesthetics of John August Swanson's Artwork
Available Online
In 2009, Loyola Marymount University's Theology Department gave a symposium on the Theological Aesthetics of John August Swanson's artwork, which was later published this year in ARTS magazine.
You can see the article at the following link:
John August Swanson to Appear on
West Hollywood Public Access,
WHPA-Time Warner Cable Channel 36
A 30-minute interview with John August Swanson will be aired on
the West Hollywood Public Access Channel, WHPA - Channel 36.
This interview can be seen on:
Tues., February 12, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
and
Wed., February 13, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
MADONNA
2010
Even before the GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGG was completed,
John August Swanson began developing the ideas for his next serigraph–
After pouring over his various drawings and sketches from the last twenty years,
a new serigraph is taking shape.
Limited Edition Clown Serigraphs
For a very limited run of only 120-150 editions each, John August Swanson revisited three of his early
clown watercolor and acrylic paintings, created in the 1980s, and reinvented them as hand printed silkscreen serigraphs.
The first two were completed in 2008, please continue to visit the website for updates!
The other works in the suite (shown above, from left to right) are:
CRIMSON CLOWN, GOOSE WITH GOLDEN EGG, CLOWN MAKING UP, BOY JOINS CIRCUS, AMAZING DOG TRIO,
MAGIC RABBITS, ORIENTAL PRINCE, and WE'RE ON NEXT.
“As I review and enjoy these clown characters, I am moved by feelings of their uniqueness, their ability to touch our lives and their double-sided nature. They are hilarious, mischievous, joyful and full of surprises – turning around the expected order of things. They also appear as messengers who bring us hope, grace, healing and meaning. They connect us to the numinous and to our child-like delight.” -John August Swanson, 2008
POWER TO THE PEOPLE POSTER
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In the first panel -
At the left side of my serigraph, there is an employment agency with a long line of people waiting to sign on a waiting list. Our “Unemployed Man” is seen at the moment he writes down his name. He continues into the next panel, where he walks down the street, feeling alone and powerless, as he passes factories and office buildings with “No Jobs” signs posted.
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In the second panel -
He is standing outside an overcrowded hotel where he has just picked up a newspaper which announces a march, a gathering of many people, of many communities coming together to address their common problems.
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In the third panel -
He is the foreground figure in a huge gathering of people who have come together to call for quality universal healthcare, better schools, affordable housing, living wages, equal pay and job training. Many of their signs promote strength in unity, community organizing, and peace. This large group of people is positioned so that they march toward the viewer as if they are moving forward out of the picture.
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Across the top -
The line of smaller scenes picture people engaged in the rebuilding and renewing of their community. We see the renovation and construction of housing; the development of common, community spaces in parks; the writing of letters and expressing of ideas; and the sharing of resources in soup lines for the hungry, homeless, and unemployed.
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Across the bottom -
There are three scenes picturing people organizing for their empowerment. The first is a group involved in collective bargaining. The next is another group of people discussing the possibilities for working together. The final scene is a leadership training class in which they seek to learn how to combine their energies to solve common problems.
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It is my hope that this art work might serve as an inspiration and a tool for those working to organize those who have been displaced & marginalized by economic injustice into compassionate communities empowered to implement justice and bring peace.
Giclee Print on Canvas, Size: 14.5" x 35.75"
(Price: $300 unframed) View Larger Image
EMORY UNIVERSITY
CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Emory University’s Candler School of Theology currently holds the largest publicly displayed collection of John August Swanson artwork.
Please follow the following link to view an informative video on their extensive collection of paintings and original prints.
http://realaudio.service.emory.edu/ramgen/NEWS/Candler.Swanson.promo.rm
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