You are the eyes through which creation knows Itself

JUNE 2022

Endless are the cycles of Creation, where each beginning and end are abolished through the completion of the cycles.

Birth – Death – Rebirth

It is life that regenerates itself every moment in the eternal flow. A point within the infinite present of self-manifestation is the individual consciousness. It is born in oblivion, only seemingly detached from its origin.

The outcome is never detached from creation; it exists within it and manifests for its sake. It exists for creation, being the result of the combination of matter and spirit.

At the time when the individual consciousness through the struggle to know itself, i.e. its origin, reconciles the two extremes of the material and spiritual fields, it ceases to be the result of combination. It becomes an awakened spirit within matter, it becomes the cause of life itself.

Through the eyes of this expanded consciousness, the Creator looks upon life and all of creation.

” FLOW OF THE MIND ” Collection: Celestial Bodies 2021 / colored pencil on Fabriano paper / 70 x 100 cm / Eirini Apsychou

You are the eyes through which Creation knows itself

Life as a whole is the Work of the Creator; The personal life of every human being is its own
creation and at the same time part of the Great Creation. We are all creators consciously or
unconsciously; we are the cause of the reality that we experience.
It is in man’s nature to compose, construct and manifest. We create thoughts, material ob
jects, whole civilizations, in accordance with the way we conduct ourselves in daily life. The
degree of our present-mindedness during this process, defines the quality and the essence of
our life’s Work.
As we become more conscious, we perceive more; as we become more sensuous the mysteries
of Creation are revealed before us. Focused on the immediate experience we are able to rec
ognize the precious and sacred, the hidden beauty of our tangible world. This way of seeing
becomes the tool to create something fitting a higher potential. Love of Life is awakening in
every aspect.

The Art of Life Collective, which is inspired by the Teaching of Naya Karnava, showcases the artistic work that has been developed by its members while coexisting spiritually. Naya Karnava teaches The Sacred Art of Life through simplicity, purity and authenticity. The Teaching awakens inspiration and the inner potential of the human being, prompting them to create work in any way they choose, starting from their way of living. With the common goal for expansion of consciousness the team has been active since 2017.

During the time of integration of the Teaching, the members of the team realized that creation and
the act of living are one and the same. Whatever is created whithin the state of inner unity is an
offering to life, an offering from the individual to the collective, from the one to the many, from
personal life to creation. From this state of being, the artistic expression is the extension of the art
ist’s life, who works with a reconciled view of matter and spirit, manifesting the highest potential of his life alongside and through his artistic work.

” FLOWER ” Ceramic vase 2022 / Clay / Variable dimensions / Alcestis Panagiotopoulou

Works of painting, clay sculptures, glass installations, color-pencil drawings and spiritual portraits, all so different but so similar, introduce us to a space of stillness and dense emotion. They reflect and animate Souls, Deities, Stars, Light and the kingdoms of Nature. These different qualities unite and birth a new world, a new body with a common goal and purpose: the experience of Freedom through expansion of consciousness.

The artworks are introduced as a single organism highlighting unity, respecting authenticity and presenting a variety of creative expression.

The team consists of five graduates of the Faculty of Fine Arts and School of Visual and Applied
Arts which is a division of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and art curator, graduate of
Master’s degree in Art Management of the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

Artists: Alexia Grammenidou, Alkisti Panagiotopoulou, Eirini Apsychou
Marsy Syreggela, Freideriki Papastavropoulou

Curator: Lila Nikoloaou

Artists' Speech

The meeting point of the worldly and the heavenly is the “Temple.”

The symbol that embodies the union of the spiritual and the material is the triangle. The entablature, through which the intermediate level of existence is conceptually expressed, consists of two rows of triangles: the triangles with their apex pointing upward symbolize the spiritual world. The triangles with their apex pointing downward refer to the earthly element.

The Temple is the spiritual cosmic center. It is the realm of light and radiance. The flame symbolizes divine energy, the invisible presence, the manifestation of the divine spirit. It is the earthly imprint of the heavenly archetype.

At the top of the temple, the golden pyramid symbolizes divine glory and the ascent toward heaven. Gold does not rust, nor does it decay. It is the symbol of divine light and its metaphysical presence.

Text by Dr. Aikaterini Triantafyllopoulou

” TEMPLE ” Installation 2022 / Tiffany’s stained glass technique and brass / Variable dimensions / Marsy Syreggela

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Art Book - Art of Life

This self-publication is an album about the team’s history and manifesto. It contains insights on their way of life, an inspiring anthology of texts they wrote and a photo album of their artworks, exhibitions and other activities.

A reading that poses questions, gives inspiration and tools with the aim of highlighting the potential of Man as Creator in his personal Work and Life.

The journey and the collaborative practice through the group, biographies of the artists, presentation of the works and an anthology of texts constitute the 170 pages of the book.

Publications: May 2022, September 2023 (Greek and English edition)

‘’…Those who flourished lived with humility and gratitude towards their teacher, whether the teacher was external or internal. Man-creator came to serve the whole of humanity with his work, setting the basis for the expansion of the collective consciousness.
The work produced, provides the ideal conditions for the awakening of the call: the inner will for conscious expansion. This calling is man’s necessity for remembrance, in order to establish a connection with his inner purpose emerging from oblivion. That necessity to serve the cause and the creation, requires putting aside everything that is known and experimenting with the unknown in order to perceive that which lies beyond.

The innate tendency of human to “know thyself ” is the reflection of the Creator who radiates within us.’’
excerpt of the book, text title : ‘’Creators and Teachers’’