Forms of Thought

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Forms of Thought
Forms of Thought
Kris Ercums, curator
Gallery 407, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Forms of Thought and This Land are two exhibitions that together explore intangible ideas. Works in Forms of Thought capture various artists’ attempts to depict transcendent, sacred, and religious ideas.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Bernardo Zenale (circa 1464–1526), Madonna and Saints
Bernardo Zenale (circa 1464–1526)
circa 1495
Neri di Bicci (1418–1492), Saint Bartholomew and Saint James the Great
Neri di Bicci (1418–1492)
1460–1470
Francesco Bassano II (1549–1592), The Capture of Christ
Francesco Bassano II (1549–1592)
circa 1575–1580
Orazio Fontana (circa 1510–1571), pilgrim bottle
Orazio Fontana (circa 1510–1571)
mid 1500s
François Du Quesnoy (circa 1594–1643); Alessandro Algardi (1598–1654), Flagellation of Christ
François Du Quesnoy (circa 1594–1643); Alessandro Algardi (1598–1654)
early 1600s
Tilman Riemenschneider (circa 1460–1531), Madonna and Child on the Crescent Moon
Tilman Riemenschneider (circa 1460–1531)
circa 1500–1501
Stoldo di Gino Lorenzi (1534–1583), profile portrait of a woman
Stoldo di Gino Lorenzi (1534–1583)
mid 1500s
김익영/金益寧 Kim Yik-yung (born 1935), covered vessel
김익영/金益寧 Kim Yik-yung (born 1935)
2004
unrecorded Tohono O'odham (Papago) artist, very small plate
unrecorded Tohono O'odham (Papago) artist
mid 1900s
William Andrew Pacheco (born 1975, active circa 1985–present), Dinosaur storage jar
William Andrew Pacheco (born 1975, active circa 1985–present)
2000
Michael Cullen Todd (born 1935), Or-Deal
Michael Cullen Todd (born 1935)
mid-late 1900s
cup stand
early 1100s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
bowl
宋朝 Song dynasty (960–1279)
Ruth Duckworth (1919–2009), Untitled 31587
Ruth Duckworth (1919–2009)
1987
Johann Baptist Hagenauer (1732–1810), The Glory of St. Sigismund
Johann Baptist Hagenauer (1732–1810)
1754
a monk (possibly Saint Romuald)
late 1400s–early 1500s
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
early-mid 1900s
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Ondo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Ondo artist
late 1800s–1975
unrecorded Oyo artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Oyo artist
circa 1950
unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Yoruba artist
mid 1900s
unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Yoruba artist
mid 1900s
unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Yoruba artist
late 1800s–1969
unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Yoruba artist
late 1800s–1969
unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Yoruba artist
late 1800s–1969
unrecorded Yoruba artist, ere ibeji (twin figure)
unrecorded Yoruba artist
late 1800s–1993
Carol Haerer (1933–2002), Abiquiu
Carol Haerer (1933–2002)
1968–1969
Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847–1919), untitled (landscape)
Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847–1919)
1880s–1890s
Gustave Courbet (1819–1877), Soleil Couchant, Marine
Gustave Courbet (1819–1877)
1865 or 1869
U Sunok (1958–2023), The Moon
2006–2011
Sueharu Fukami (born 1947), 天空II Tenkū II (Heaven II)
Sueharu Fukami (born 1947)
1980–1992
Frederick John Eversley (born 1941), Pale Lens
Frederick John Eversley (born 1941)
1970
Amitābha (阿弥陀仏 Amida butsu; 阿弥陀如来 Amida nyorai)
circa 1400s, Muromachi period (1338–1573)
Luca Giordano (1634–1705), David Taking the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem
Luca Giordano (1634–1705)
circa 1692–1702
Lola Fernández (born 1926), Takarasuka
Lola Fernández (born 1926)
1962
cup
cup
early 1100s, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
Buddha seated on lotus base
900–1100, Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)

Events

November 19, 2017
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Gallery 407
April 8, 2018
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Samuel H. Kress Foundation Gallery, 407
September 13, 2018
Talk
10:15–11:15AM
Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317
April 11, 2019
Talk
10:15–11:15AM
Spencer Museum of Art, Samuel H. Kress Foundation Gallery, 407
April 25, 2019
Talk
10:15–11:15AM
Spencer Museum of Art, John and Linda Stewart Gallery, 406
November 24, 2019
Talk
2:00–3:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Samuel H. Kress Foundation Gallery, 407
January 18, 2020
Activity
1:00–3:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Samuel H. Kress Foundation Gallery, 407