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Category Archives: exhibit Have you ever been caught unawares by the sunlight falling over an ordinary corner of the room? In its path of revelation, colors and shadows that you never noticed become apparent . The air is electric with expectation and time slows down so you can drink it in.  Although I was hesitant to go, I did attend the exhibit to see the work in person. There was a dark silence in the rooms filled with her work. The watercolors and oil washes were potent and dark. They were powerful and executed with expressive washes and strong graphic qualities. The show was difficult to be with for any length of time. show 4 comments 
In seeing the show I was moved by her portrayal on the third floor of the native South Africans, the smallness of the paper and the fact that they were unframed, while the white Afrikans or whoever two rooms over were larger, weaker in composition and framed. Now whose choices were these? Marlene’s. So is her most potent work only when she is angry at the social injustices or is she really just an arrogant voyeur herself and self indulgent to boot that she feels no need to instill a desire for change, a challenge to break the monotony of the weak habits that perpetuate ignorance??? Kara Walker allows us to be clinical in our frustration and to see ourselves in those silhouettes- and in objective horror to think and react. Ms Dumas left me very detached. 
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While I found the images to be slightly disturbing and unique (in terms of their context and medium), I did not find them to be powerful. The painter seemed to have one goal and that goal was to shock the viewer. Viewing the images was similar to watching a horror flick. The painter’s goal was to simply cause revulsion and disgust without a deeper purpose or motive. Revulsion for the sake of revulsion is not powerful. 
These bring up sadness for me. An ending. Where do we go from here? Look for the beginning. I am in my beginning. Now, I look at these as memory. They are the fleeting moment past. Thank you. Now I am determined to go to see the show this weekend, before it comes down on the 12th! I had the opportunity of going to MoMA yesterday evening. I was actually there for a lecture on economics! Hmmm… It was an opportunity to reflect upon “America and the New Global Economy” with the guest speaker Lawrence H. Summers. He navigated through the complex financial challenges we currently face. As former United States Secretary… show 3 comments 
YOU ARE AMAZING……..AND I JUST ADORE YOU.
The final thought to this is that after giving of ourselves first to sustain and protect all of our rights to food shelter etc, then the need to make Art an economically based endeavor would shift to one of having the time and the room to celebrate each other and our love.
Truly the only way to deal with economic solutions is to recognize that a global economy requires a spiritual view of the purpose for this physical earthly existence. In order to achieve any balance we must be cognizant of the need to eliminate extremes of wealth and poverty. If we accepted the notion that all the peoples of the earth were entitled to basic inalienable rights and that this is not merely an American Ideal, but a God given right to all, then we would never allow the changing tides of any economy to starve a people, leave children uneducated or deny women and children an equal right to live. We would rise together to resolve the impediments to anyone first. |
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Karen Renna - Funny but today I wanted to tell you that when i first looked at the top image, my mind thought- I don’t remember Beth having one of those big old fashioned radiators in the living room? Bonnard’s work really is aligned with yours in more ways then one. Sacred moments, sacred light, sacred places of personal imtimacy… and yet you dare to share it and are able to do so. i always remain humbled by your inner strength and determination.
chironarts - I second Karen’s thoughts: Every day, every moment us a wonder , a gift. Thank you!
chironarts - I second Karen’s thoughts: Every day, every moment us a wonder , a gift. Thank you!
Karen Renna - Every day every moment- today cleaning up the yard after the workers had left there “cleaned up mess”, I noticed the color of the February light on the new green siding and realized that it was a warmer shade today then it had been in months. the dirt on the north side of the house is a deep blue plum color while the south side of the house the dirt is already drying and turning a light ashy umber.
I love driving anywhere and noticing the color of the light on everything from the roads to the side walks to the windows on other peoples cars in different directions.
Every day every moment is a wonder, a gift.