Divining Chaos: The Autobiography of an Idea

<p>Produced by KSQD90.7FM &nbsp;(Note: This live interview was conducted during the California storms (atmospheric rivers) January, 2023.</p> <p><strong>“Be Bold America!” Sunday, January 15, 2023 </strong>at <strong>5:00pm (PDT)</strong></p> <p>How can <strong>art</strong> be a catalyst for <strong>political change</strong>?</p> <p>In a new autobiography, groundbreaking and <strong>acclaimed artist</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Aviva&nbsp;Rahmani</strong>, shares her evolution as a woman, an artist, an ecofeminist, and a fearless defender of the natural world.</p> <p>In the world of <strong>ecoart</strong>, a genre which combines art techniques, political activism, and scientific insight to create pieces that speak directly to our current ecological threat, Rahmani’s cutting-edge work <strong>grapples with the political, social, and cultural realities of the day</strong> and expresses a deep compassion and concern for injustice.</p> <p>Her autobiography, <em><strong>Divining Chaos: The Autobiography of an Idea</strong></em><em>, </em>offers an intimate tour of her life and work. Along the way Rahmani hones her inventive style integrating painting, sculpture, film, music, performance, and, ultimately, the natural world. In one of her most celebrated pieces, <em><strong>The Blued Trees Symphony</strong></em>, <strong>she used a series of endangered forest sites,</strong> starting in New York state, as her canvas by painting trees with a blue marking that corresponded to the musical movements of an aerial symphony.</p> <p><strong>Interview Guest:</strong></p> <p><strong>Aviva Rahmani</strong>, <strong>PhD</strong> is a pioneering ecological artist&nbsp;who has worked at the cutting edge of the avant-garde since she committed to her career in art at the age of nineteen. Rahmani is an affiliate of the <em>Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research</em> at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She earned her PhD from the University of Plymouth, UK, and received her BFA and MFA at the <em>California Institute of the Arts</em>.