For Consalvo, the creatures that live in the dark are not menacing. They are gentle, companionable, and guiding. In this painting, night weeds and an animal shapeshift into a crucifix. Forest creatures become devotional forms. Consalvo understands that nature is our original temple. Forests dwarf us with the same sense of awe as the vaulted ceilings of medieval cathedrals. Animals hold something within the realm of spirit. In this painting, the natural and spiritual worlds become one.
(Extracts from the essay When She is Nocturnal by Ariela Bard.)
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