Artist cites Quaker influence

Anne McNeill-Pulati's work focuses on the ‘overlaps of the visible world and how we understand it, with the invisible world and its many cultural and ethnic belief systems’.

A London Friend has spoken about the Quaker influence on her art as she prepares for an exhibition next month.

Anne McNeill-Pulati, from Winchmore Hill Meeting, told the Friend her work focuses on the ‘overlaps of the visible world and how we understand it, with the invisible world and its many cultural and ethnic belief systems’.

In recent years her research has explored different faiths and religions, and the journey of the soul. With most of these beliefs including ‘an invisible realm’, she will explore this theme in her summer ‘Two World’ exhibition.

A member of the Quaker Arts Network, Anne McNeill-Pulati said: ‘My work has been influenced and evolved side by side with my faith and spiritual beliefs. Over the years my paintings were either landscapes or figurative, often in a metaphorical setting. Then a union of both began. It has been inspired increasingly by the Quaker testimonies of Peace, Equality, Truth and Simplicity. They have guided me, to take my leadings in a personal expression through a creative process.’

This creative process, she said, mirrors sitting in the silent active waiting that she experiences at Meeting for Worship: ‘Through the act of creativity, I enter a process which delivers something that usually surprises me and also is not consciously designed. In this process, I receive insights and a fulfilment, which I only have by entering this activity.’

‘Two Worlds’, from 4 to 30 July, is on at Gallery 286 in Earls Court, London. The artist will also be giving talks on 12, 19 and 30 July.

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