This sculpture, the Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, by Bernini, has touched me more deeply than any other piece of visual art (I know little about art from a technical standpoint and offer here only my unprofessional observations).
For me, this sculpture has always stood as an invitation. It is like a good mystery. There she is, in rapture, but how did she get there? What does it feel like? Can she see the angel, feel the arrow of divine love? Does she recover? After how long?
And what about me? What would I do in the same situation? Is such an encounter possible for me? Do I even desire it? Would I run, or would I let the arrow pierce me, come what may?
One thing is sure; her rapture was so great that it is now memorialized in a chapel in Rome. in a sense, her rapture (the signifier) is unending here, just as it is in Heaven.
it calls to me now. and i would like to be so open.
nice thoughts...provoking thoughts. i like reading stuff on how a piece of art makes us feel. you applied it so well to yourself
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