The Veena Malik Project
By the mixed media artist Vesa
The Veena Malik Project
By the mixed media artist Vesa
The six contemporary art pieces that changed the world AND REACHED +300MM PEOPLE
…OR WHAT HAPPENDS WHEN A MUSLIM PAKISTANI SUPERSTAR ACTRESS GOES TO FINLAND TO BE BODYPAINTED NUDE FOR SIX WORKS THAT COMMENTED ON THE COMMON ORIGIN OF ALL SPIRITUALITY ACROSS THE WORLD TRADIOTIONS.
A similar value structure as well as a common goal usually makes collaborations possible. Finnish mixed media artist Vesa and Pakistani actress Veena Malik set out to explore not only what their lives had in common but what unifying thread connects all life on this planet. The process showed us just how similar we fundamentally are across seemingly daunting cultural differences. We feel this art can contribute to a conversation that has been going on for a very long time. How can we, as a race of people, move forward to a more harmonious shared experience?
Vesa Kivinen
Originally educated as a film director in the UK, innovated his own form of mixed media art in 2008 titled Artevo, which has gathered substantial international exposure as well as critical acclaim.
Veena Malik
A Bollywood superstar since the age of 15. Has worked as a representative at the World Health Organization. She also sponsors a child at the SOS Children's Village, an NGO based in Pakistan working with orphaned children.
What happened
We explored the common origin of all spirituality all over the world and presented a harmonious foundation
“What occurs is a reinvention of cultural norms as we understand them. It is Postmodern in its very essence, but with an added element of natural rudimentary common in the Renaissance period, which counteracts futuristic notions. Geat art usually involves the combination of beauty, imagination and extraordinary skill, and artist Vesa Kivinen is no exception.”
See the Michael Schwartz / Integral Institute curated exhibition here.
Some examples of the press generated by the project. LEGACY MEDIA ALONE WAS ESTIMATED AT OVER 300MM PEOPLE REACHED.
Click the image to read the article on Times of India
What you are exhibiting
AND WHAT IS INTEGRAL THEORY?
What you are exhibiting
AND WHAT IS INTEGRAL THEORY?
the creative process consisted of over 2 years of intense research, travels to five countries and countless hours of open conversations. The challenge was to let go of everything that was not serving the spirit of discovery.
Bridge building
Philosopher Ken Wilber's integral theory as well as countless documentary films and books served as the foundation to find a solution based orientation. The works were made in the spirit of building bridges between the East and West with content that strived for respect and gratitude for all traditions in our emerging truly global culture.
unity
These works are now part of our cultural history as a positive progressive force. They are a reminder on how all of our cultures are still emerging ones. How nothing is really set in stone and our future really is what we choose to make of it.
Beauty
Professor Christopher Alexander some time ago stated: "It is time for us to live in beauty" as he noted that every action we make in a time of global crises should reflect beauty on a level or another.
An interview with Steve Emecz that first explains the Flower Of Life piece and its relevance to the world.
“I would describe Kivinen’s art as first and fore mostly a study of human experience and connection. It is a collaboration of topics; a personal process of working with the experiences of the model, and an appreciation for the raw human form. Who we are when we stand naked. On another level it is a yearning to understand our religious past and find harmony with it in our present. In sum, it searches and appreciates where we have arrived in our development both spiritually and scientifically.”
“When Finnish artist Vesa Kivinen captures your “portrait,” he doesn’t just hint at the contents of your soul—your deepest fears, desires, triumphs, and avenues of personal expression. Vesa brings them all to the surface, creating collage imagery that reveal more about his subjects than even the subjects themselves thought possible. While he is not the first to do this kind of work, he may very well be the best. ”
Read the full Helsinki Times "Emotional alchemy for all" regarding this project and Vesa's work in general
20% of all proceeds from the sales of these works are directed to a clean water project.
Works are Artevo limited edition and printed on Proofsec or Silisec depending on location.
London
The works have just arrived in the UK
London
The works have just arrived in the UK
“It is a pleasure to recognize and appreciate Vesa’s work before he becomes a global star”
To see Vesa's most recent 3 year project on our collective evolution through Solar Energy click on the link below
LUX - A Culture of Radiance
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