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Agnes Pelton: Desert Mystic — MARY MACGREGOR-REID

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A look at the transcendental painting of Agnes Pelton and the influence of Theosophy on modernist artists of the American West.

Agnes Pelton: Desert Mystic Painting Modernism Esoteric Theosophy 7 Mar Written By Mary MacGregor-Reid “What must be painted is not the visible, but that which was regarded as invisible, namely what the clairvoyant painter sees” - Umberto Boccioni, Italy, 1882-1916, Futurist In a dim world before it’s day Above the silent waters Self propelling, radiating Behold the swift wing Of Life awakening As the first blunt mountains rise This poem was written by artist Agnes Pelton as a means to help viewers access the metaphysical purpose of her painting “The Primal Wing” . Much like artists such as Hi

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