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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” column_structure=”1_4,1_2,1_4″][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/upptacka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Wilderness-and-the-Desert-of-the-Real.png” align_tablet=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”3.23″ animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation=”left” sticky=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” align_phone=”center”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_blurb title=”The Cultural Way of Being” url=”https:\/\/upptacka.com\/publications\/the-cultural-way-of-being” image=”https:\/\/upptacka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cover-cultural-shop.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”The Cultural Way of Being” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”off” image_max_width=”none” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#ed1c24″ circle_color=”#ed1c24″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Translating the Invisible Wind” url=”https:\/\/upptacka.com\/publications\/translating-the-invisible-wind” image=”https:\/\/upptacka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/translating-product-page-3d.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”Translating the Invisible Wind” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”off” image_max_width=”none” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#ed1c24″ circle_color=”#ed1c24″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”The Artist's Autobiography” url=”https:\/\/upptacka.com\/publications\/the-artists-autobiography” image=”https:\/\/upptacka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/autobiography-3d-product-page.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”none” admin_label=”The Artist's Autobiography” _builder_version=”4.13.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” animation=”off” image_max_width=”none” use_circle=”off” use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#ed1c24″ circle_color=”#ed1c24″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Some of the greatest detractors from our work as artists are those who share redemption\u2019s story. \u201cYou should quit and get a proper job!\u201d is my favourite. However, between the calling and our release into the public domain comes The Wilderness! It is a journey marked by attrition and disorientation as we struggle to make sense of our calling in a dry and weary land. This is not the end of it, but preparation for the public, cultural domain. The good news is there are guides who can help us navigate the terrain.<\/p>\n
The artist wants to get to the marketplace to participate in the conversation. The theologian wants to control the conversation. The artist wants a free-forming discourse on the plastic horizon. The theologian wants to measure the distance to the horizon and make sure nobody goes beyond it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
From the editor<\/strong>
\nThe Wilderness and the Desert of the Real is a necessity for the modern spiritual thinking artist. Geoff thoughtfully dives into the unexplored recesses of the artist\u2019s art and the relationship between the spiritual artist and the church, charting previously unpublished territories in this deeply soulful essay.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nTable of Contents<\/h3>\n
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The artist wants to get to the marketplace to participate in the conversation. The theologian wants to control the conversation. The artist wants a free-forming discourse on the plastic horizon. The theologian wants to measure the distance to the horizon and make sure nobody goes beyond it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
From the editor<\/strong>
\nThe Wilderness and the Desert of the Real is a necessity for the modern spiritual thinking artist. Geoff thoughtfully dives into the unexplored recesses of the artist\u2019s art and the relationship between the spiritual artist and the church, charting previously unpublished territories in this deeply soulful essay.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nTable of Contents<\/h3>\n
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