Mythic Spirit in the Life and Work of Sven Berlin with Dr Martin Shaw

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Writer and painter Martin Shaw will be talking about Sven Berlin's work and its placement within a re-emerging sense of Romantic tradition. What is the Blakeian attempt Berlin is making to re-enchant the world? Why does it speak to us so strongly in modernity?

About Sven Berlin

Sven Berlin [1911–1999] was an artist, writer, and poet, and a central figure in the development of modern art in St Ives during its most creative period. Rejecting abstraction and the highly competitive mid-twentieth century art world, he chose instead to live among the New Forest Romany Gypsy community, where his empathy with nature deeply informed his life and work.

About Dr Martin Shaw

Dr Martin Shaw is a writer, mythographer and Christian thinker, and the author of seventeen books. He is a visiting member of Cambridge University’s Faculty of Divinity and a fellow of the Temenos Academy. He founded the Oral Tradition and Mythic Life courses at Stanford University and directs the Westcountry School of Myth in the UK. For over thirty years, he has worked as a wilderness rites-of-passage guide.

This event will include a talk, short Q & A, and a chance to view the exhibition.