A Window Into Another Dimension – About Orna Ben-Shoshan’s Visionary artwork
Gazing at the artwork of Orna Benshoshan feels like stepping into another world – a world of endless possibilities, of distant horizons and landscapes full of light and mystical figures that play, dance, meditate and experience life on a higher sphere of being.
Having an Orna Benshoshan painting on your wall is like having a window to another dimension. This is a natural result of Orna’s process, which involves opening her consciousness and channeling images that come to her from a different realm of existence.
Though she never completed formal Art studies, Orna has a distinct style of her own, marked by her bold use of color and her unique sense of form, light and space. While the themes of her paintings are spiritual or mystical, they are also full of humor, like a twinkling, winking eye.
As she states about her artwork:
“As an auto-deduct artist, my work is not attached to any particular location or time frame, and it’s free from any familiar set of rules.
It is a medium of transferring knowledge about things that are beyond linear time and thinking.
I am often asked about the source of my inspiration and if the unearthly themes I paint appear in my dreams.
There is nothing extraordinary about my dreams, and I usually forget them shortly after I wake up.
IMAGINATION would be the easy answer to these questions, but only if we view imagination as an expansion of consciousness that encompasses wider spectrum of experience.
My source of inspiration is experiences from alternate states of existence.
I am blessed with the ability to see things that originate at another realm, in which, to my belief, I existed before.
In a meditative state, I tune in and can see glimpses of information that are channeled to me from there. Although the landscapes, figures or objects look familiar, they obey a different set of rules.
My Major motivation as a visual artist is to translate the channeled information into a visual form, so it can be shared with others and perhaps expand their consciousness and inspire new ways of thinking. This is my contribution to society as an artist.
My painting process starts with a clear vision of a location, a situation, a process, an experience, or a ritual that exists somewhere in time-space. I ask the guides to send me a vision, and then, wait. Thereafter, during a routine activity, a picture may suddenly appear in my mind, clear and vivid. Once the visualization process is complete, painting the picture is simply a technical task.
I can not fully explain most of the motifs I paint. Nevertheless, I strive to expand my perception in order to comprehend how entities behave in this mysterious environment.
I have learned that the figures I paint are constantly exploring life in a realm of boundless possibilities.
Can you imagine life without limitations, where mind power is so dominant that it can control matter?
Released from the bounds of gravity, the objects in my paintings move freely in space. No normal feet are necessary, just a pair of cones that allow bouncing from one point to another.
There are many bodies of transparent energies or entities, defined within colorful threads. These invisible energies or entities play major roles in the alternate reality.
Angelic Figures perform duties for which they were created. Their faces are innocent and pure, their existence is lucid – they can appear from nowhere, quietly do what they were called for, and disappear.
The process of energetic cleansing is present in many of my visions. On-going rituals of rejuvenation are performed by entities in order to maintain vitality and free flow of energy.
Another important topic of exploration concerns the transformation from one dimension to another. What symbolizes this transformation is either a scene of a journey, or a door opening into another world.
Guardian angels are depicted as flying figures that observe and direct the flow of events. There is a continuous interaction between guidance and quest.
Wooden birds, representing thought patterns, are flying in some of the paintings. These thoughts are transformed into realities.
Though there is a lot of activity and development in my paintings, the overall sensation they create is
peacefulness and reconciliation.
From studies of esoteric philosophies I have learned
that all humanity shares the same pool of experiences.
There is a “collective memory” shared by everyone who ever existed, exits now or will exist in the future.
In our regular state of consciousness we can only conceive a small fraction of the universal experience (or “cosmic intelligence”).
An artist, who is blessed with the tool of painting, can be a vessel that transforms this knowledge into a visual form.
The main purpose of all arts, become an important teaching tool.
It is said that observing metaphysical art induces lucidity and reduces stress.
Many people who view my artwork comment that they can deeply connect to what they see, even though they do not necessarily understand it. In others it simply evokes positive and uplifting feelings as they are influenced by it subconsciously.
It is a rewarding and elevating experience when I succeed to channel this knowledge and create a positive impact on the viewer.”
Orna Ben-Shoshan has been an auto deduct artist for the past 30 years. Her artwork was exhibited in numerous locations in the USA, Europe and Israel. Her Major motivation as a visual artist is to share her visions with others to expand their consciousness and inspire new ways of thinking.
To see more of her artwork, please visit: http://www.ben-shoshan.com
Orna is the co-creator of the new and innovative “King Solomon Cards”, which are based on her artwork and combine her metaphysical images with ancient Kabalistic symbols. To see more, please visit: http://www.k-s-cards.com
This article was written with the help of Michal Zilberman, a graduate of McGill and Tel-Aviv Universities is a film producer and director, journalist and copywriter.
About the Author
This article was written with the help of Michal Zilberman, a graduate of McGill and Tel-Aviv Universities is a film producer and director, journalist and copywriter.
Artist Orna Ben-Shoshan conceives the images she paints through channeling. All of her paintings are completed in her mind before she transfers them onto the canvas.
Her metaphysical work infuses deep spiritual experience with subtle humor.
Orna Ben-Shoshan has been an auto deduct artist for the past 30 years. Her artwork was exhibited in numerous locations in the USA, Europe and Israel. Her Major motivation as a visual artist is to share her visions with others to expand their consciousness and inspire new ways of thinking.
To see more of her artwork, please visit: http://www.ben-shoshan.com
Orna is the co-creator of the new and innovative “King Solomon Cards”, which are based on her artwork and combine her metaphysical images with ancient Kabalistic symbols. To see more, please visit: http://www.k-s-cards.com
