Joseph Goldfedder

Drawing is a spiritual act. The act of drawing crosses a threshold from the ordinary world to the non-ordinary world where anything is possible. For me it’s about the manifestation of energy, movement, color and form. Transmitting that sense of energy is my goal. I think of drawing as an extension of energy from my body and creating a palpable sense of it on paper.

In my work as an acupuncturist, this energy, also known as Qi courses through us, activated when needles are placed like gateways into the body. Meridian pathways are opened, expanded and the Qi- energy moves where the body’s innate intelligence directs it to go. The body rearranges itself, molecules are rearranged, emotions are unburdened and there’s often a shift in perspective. A new awareness emerging. A new homeostasis created. Drawing, like acupuncture, is a spiritual act of interacting with the the body and subconscious mind.

University of the Arts, BFA
Virginia Commonwealth University, MFA
Southwest Acupuncture College, MSOM