Mass media vs. Symbolism 2-0
Yet another mainstream media article dedicated to the Guggenheim exhibition Mystical Symbolism is doing the rounds courtesy of the New York Times, and depending on who you ask, it is either a barbaric attack by an ignorant journalist on a deeply significant,...Symbolism at the Guggenheim
Since the upcoming exhibition “Mystical Symbolism: The Salon de la Rose Croix in Paris 1892-1897 (due to open next week at the Guggenheim in New York) was first announced, friends of esoteric thought, Symbolist art, and those fascinated by the intriguing...
Peladan Illustrated: Saving the Lives of Angels art show 2016
Ever since beginning my research on Peladan’s life and work, I had always envisioned an art collection inspired by his esoteric-aesthetic theory. Organising my time has been challenging, since I continue to create exclusive collections for ICON Gallery,...Interview with the Thinker’s Garden
My interview with the Custodian of “The Thinker’s Garden” website – a cabinet of curiosities featuring articles on the sublime and mysterious in art, history, and culture. In a way, Sasha Chaitow is following in the footsteps of the earliest philosophers. Many of them...
Article: Hidden in Plain Sight: Josephin Peladan’s Religion of Art
Published in Abraxas International Art Journal for Esoteric Studies #5 (London: Fulgur, 2014)Article written for Abraxas #5, with an overview of Péladan’s life and work, focusing particularly on the element of secrecy – and lack thereof – in his...
Research article: Renaissance Hieroglyphs of Nature (2011)
Using Maier’s work as a case study, this paper outlines the significance that the understanding of Nature held for Renaissance humanists in their search for a philosophia perennis, tracing the elaborate interconnections between this ’emblematic worldview,’ and Renaissance art, philosophical, and religious thought.
Article: Symbolist Art and the French Occult Revival (2011)
Usually consigned to a footnote or a few lines in scholarly overviews of Rosicrucianism or the French occult revival, as a historical figure Péladan’s defining characteristic is that of contradiction and paradox.
Research article: Corfu, Crucible of Change and Masonic Secrets (2009)
Following a sketch of some of Corfu’s earlier background, this paper focuses on the period between the seventeenth and the nineteenth centuries, outlining the main events and figures in the build-up to the Greek War of Independence (1821-1828) and the Corfiot and Masonic role in its inception.
New book: Atalanta Unveiled
