Interview with Giorgio Vaselli

interviewed by Peggy Mintun on July 4, 2010 | Sublime Rush, Issue 4, pgs. 192-203

You have created a very unique group of artists to come together to share their work. How did the idea for the Movement evolve?

I have been a long-time self-taught meditator, and perhaps due to this I have occasionally ventured into profoundly different altered states by mere accident. I was 18 when… [read more below]

What do you want the Movement to represent in the scheme of the Art World?

I would like our messages to be revolutionary, yet non-radical. Heard, yet not loud. Influential, yet non-confrontational. Clear, yet deep… [read more below]

I have read the Manifesto of the Energy Art Movement, which explains the influence of artists through history, but how does Energy Art intend to build upon what our artistic predecessors began?

It is important to be revolutionary when that is needed, but only with foundational roots. Perhaps it is due to my earlier indulgence in the art of the Old Masters, that I have made giving credit to our historical roots an important element of the Manifesto… [read more below]

What does the Energy Art Movement look for/require in the members you accept into the group?

The Movement is not merely a club you sign up to or pay a fee to in order to become a member. (In fact we have no membership fee.) Instead we make a sincere attempt to select those artists for invitation who show a genuine dedication to their craft and to creating energetic art in particular… [read more below]

What plans does the Energy Art Movement have for the upcoming months?

After our first exhibition in the Summer of 2009 in Canada, we had our second one in January of 2010 at the Murphy Hill Gallery in Chicago. The Energy Art Salon featured a wide selection of diverse energetic art centered around the We Are Connected philosophy, so relevant to our times. Our next exhibition will be… [read more below]