All About Mary
Mothers of the Bible by Ginny Baugman
Exhibited in the Marian Library Gallery Aug. 11–Oct. 31, 2014
Artist Ginny Baughman investigates several mothers of the Bible through her unusual, contemporary art. The artwork in the show will include paintings, sculptures and paper constructions that tell stories of famous biblical mothers including Eve, Sara, Rachel, Rebekah, Naomi and Ruth, Elizabeth and Mary. Ginny, herself a mother, brings her unique, modern perspective to these stories through her artistic narratives while pushing past the picture or sculptural plane into another dimension with the use of illusion and perspective, the addition of elements or the manipulation of the surface.
Artist Statement:
"Through my art I want to promote a dialogue about ideas that are close to my heart. I am interested in the human, particularly the feminine, figure, as it relates to different aspects of everyday life from motherhood to global warming.
My ideas about feminity, our earth, and life in general, flow through the figures that I create. They show my concepts literally on their bodies, and develop as I work, as if I am speaking through them.
I work as an author, poet, or musician creating a narrative that can be interpreted in a variety of ways. I weave a story leaving conclusions up to viewer's own interpretation. My viewer's interpretations make creating art so intriguing and rewarding, because I never know how my work will be comprehended. My hope is that it will spark a discussion about issues that are important to me."
Wisdom
Proverbs 4
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2014
Wisdom
Proverbs 4
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2014
Sarah the Seed
Genesis 17:15-16
Acrylic painting, 2014; Artist Note: Sarah is the seed of Abraham’s linage.
Sarah the Seed
Genesis 17:15-16
Acrylic painting, 2014; Artist Note: Sarah is the seed of Abraham’s linage.
Elizabeth
Luke 1:36-56, Genesis 21:6-7
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2014; Artist Note: Elizabeth, John the Baptist’s mother, was a mature mother just like Sarah before her.
Elizabeth
Luke 1:36-56, Genesis 21:6-7
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2014; Artist Note: Elizabeth, John the Baptist’s mother, was a mature mother just like Sarah before her.
Mary's Song
Luke 1:36-56, John 15:1-6 (Jesus the True Vine)
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2014; Artist Note: Mary wears her song from the visitation on her pregnant belly and she is attached to Elizabeth with a vine which represents Jesus the true vine.
Mary's Song
Luke 1:36-56, John 15:1-6 (Jesus the True Vine)
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2014; Artist Note: Mary wears her song from the visitation on her pregnant belly and she is attached to Elizabeth with a vine which represents Jesus the true vine.
Hanna
1 Samuel 1:22-28, 2:1-10
Acrylic paint with Pplaster on canvas, 2014; Artist Note: Hanna is wearing her song on her chest like a breast plate for battle.
Hanna
1 Samuel 1:22-28, 2:1-10
Acrylic paint with Pplaster on canvas, 2014; Artist Note: Hanna is wearing her song on her chest like a breast plate for battle.
Rebeckah
Genesis 25:21-26
Acrylic painting, 2014
Rebeckah
Genesis 25:21-26
Acrylic painting, 2014
Rachel
Matthew 2:18
Acrylic painting, 2014
Rachel
Matthew 2:18
Acrylic painting, 2014
The Dutiful Wife
Revelation 12:1-5
Acrylic painting, 2014; Artist Note: The following series of three paintings represent the stages of a woman’s life and correspond to verses in the bible. This painting represents a woman as a bride.
The Dutiful Wife
Revelation 12:1-5
Acrylic painting, 2014; Artist Note: The following series of three paintings represent the stages of a woman’s life and correspond to verses in the bible. This painting represents a woman as a bride.
The Woman and the Dragon
Ephesians 5:22-24, 31-33
Acrylic painting, 2014; Artist Note: This painting represents a woman in childbirth.
The Woman and the Dragon
Ephesians 5:22-24, 31-33
Acrylic painting, 2014; Artist Note: This painting represents a woman in childbirth.
Anna the Prophetess
Luke 2:36-38
Acrylic painting, 2014; Artist Note: This painting represents a woman as a widow.
Anna the Prophetess
Luke 2:36-38
Acrylic painting, 2014; Artist Note: This painting represents a woman as a widow.
Mary: The Word Becomes Flesh
Luke 2:7, 19
Acrylic painting, 2014
Mary: The Word Becomes Flesh
Luke 2:7, 19
Acrylic painting, 2014
Eve the Innocent
Genesis 1:23-25
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, , 2006; Artist Note: This painting was created for my first show of contemporary artwork in 2006. It was one of the first paintings that I did in this technique of adding the bodies to the canvas.
Eve the Innocent
Genesis 1:23-25
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, , 2006; Artist Note: This painting was created for my first show of contemporary artwork in 2006. It was one of the first paintings that I did in this technique of adding the bodies to the canvas.
Eve and Adam
Genesis 3:1-7
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2009; Artist Note: This painting was created in 2009 for an exhibition at OSU’s Urban Arts Space called Storytelling Across the Arts. I collaborated with a poet for this show. I created this painting and the poet created a poem that related to it. We decided that they should be “Eve and Adam,” not the traditional “Adam and Eve.” We received third place for best collaborative artwork.
Eve and Adam
Genesis 3:1-7
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2009; Artist Note: This painting was created in 2009 for an exhibition at OSU’s Urban Arts Space called Storytelling Across the Arts. I collaborated with a poet for this show. I created this painting and the poet created a poem that related to it. We decided that they should be “Eve and Adam,” not the traditional “Adam and Eve.” We received third place for best collaborative artwork.
Eve: After the Fall
Genesis 3:11-13
Acrylic paint with plaster and paper on canvas, 2014
Eve: After the Fall
Genesis 3:11-13
Acrylic paint with plaster and paper on canvas, 2014
Hagar
Genesis 16:3-4, 21:14-19
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2014
Hagar
Genesis 16:3-4, 21:14-19
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2014
Jachebed
Exodus 1:22, 2:2-3
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2014
Jachebed
Exodus 1:22, 2:2-3
Acrylic paint with plaster on canvas, 2014
Ode to a Capable Wife
Proverbs 31:10-31
Acrylic paint with plaster and paper on canvas, 2014; Artist Note: This painting represents any woman struggling to fit into this bible verse description of the “perfect” woman.
Ode to a Capable Wife
Proverbs 31:10-31
Acrylic paint with plaster and paper on canvas, 2014; Artist Note: This painting represents any woman struggling to fit into this bible verse description of the “perfect” woman.
Noah’s Wife
Genesis 8:15-19
Found object sculpture, 2014; Artist Note: I wonder if Noah’s wife would have been more concerned about her household items than the animals. What must have it been like to keep house on a boat for days on end?!
Noah’s Wife
Genesis 8:15-19
Found object sculpture, 2014; Artist Note: I wonder if Noah’s wife would have been more concerned about her household items than the animals. What must have it been like to keep house on a boat for days on end?!
Naomi & Ruth
Ruth 2:1-7
Acrylic Paint with plaster and paper on canvas with found objects, 2014;
Naomi & Ruth
Ruth 2:1-7
Acrylic Paint with plaster and paper on canvas with found objects, 2014;
Mary and the Mothers before Her
Found object sculpture, 2014; Artist Note: This sculpture shows Mary and several of the mother’s before her. The mothers on base of the sculpture correspond to some of the mothers in this show.
Mary and the Mothers before Her
Found object sculpture, 2014; Artist Note: This sculpture shows Mary and several of the mother’s before her. The mothers on base of the sculpture correspond to some of the mothers in this show.
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