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Anne Cutri

You Were A Child Once

Artist Statement: Art has the power to heal and transform. It can speak of things yet to come and things that come from within. Align yourself with the Holy Spirit, and you have a great adventure. My work is intuitive and attempts to go beyond traditional interpretations of the Bible. To listen, hear, see the Holy Spirit through scripture and interpret its essence, not illustrate the words. There are so many mysteries that may unfold as one paints. Very often I do not know the full meaning of what I paint. If I have an inkling or a certainty as to what is before me, I may or may not be able to articulate its meaning. Often I seek guidance through prayer and scripture, to understand more deeply what is unfolding. The beauty of visual art, is if you create a living work endowed with the Holy Spirit, it should speak to the viewer in their own particular language. In other words, art has the power to carry with it a universal wisdom, and carry a life of its own. If that is accomplished, you have done your duty as an artist. I pray I am able to do what I'm purposed to do, through Him.

This is my response to human trafficking. This piece is speaking directly to the perpetrator, begging the question, don't you remember that you were once a child? The amount of suffering that must be inside the person who is then forcing others to suffer is enormous. Within the painting is an angelic presence behind the child with the hope of Christ in the menorah and the blue bird. As well the child is as the Christ child who holds the key offering redemption to the person whose imprisonment is responsible.

Bio: Anne Cutri has been pursuing her artistic endeavors for about 35 years. Her work has always explored the inner landscape and the unseen. Mysticism a key component and of late, prophecy, which orchestrates the symbolic and energetic interpretations of her infinite relationship to the Sacred Trinity and biblical teachings. Her preferred medium is oil on canvas, often mixing with other mediums such as collage. Cutri's work has been seen world-wide, and has been physically shown throughout the US. She is a member of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) and founded United Christian Arts Revolving Exhibitions (UCARE), as well as Artists Who Evangelize (AWE), which also stands for Art for Well-being Everywhere, which facilitates self-care and an enriched life through creative expression and art making. Her research in wellness and creativity, and interest in theological and spiritual principles, continues to intersect. Carl Jung having been raised in a Christian household, was ahead of his time. His search for the living God, and whose influence includes Emanuel Swedenborg and other deep-thinking Christian mystics, shaped his psychological theories. Jung believed the lack of connection and resolution to their religion was the root of the problems of all patients over 35. Jung was also closely indentified with the arts as a tool to individuation. With that in mind and the belief in the Holy Spirit to guide and heal, she is on a path to help herself and others discover the true self that God ordained within.