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Read about how the artist feel about the upcoming exhibit SENSE OF WONDER.
ARIANNA BARA: The events of these extraordinary days, filled as they are with both worry and hope, are what, ironically, have led me closer to a “Sense of Wonder”. What has kept me grounded has almost literally been the ground; the earth under my feet. As my world has shrunk, I spend time exploring the smallest worlds I have access to and find a universe in the land of mosses and lichens in the woods. My eyes are open like a child’s to the bright greens, the textures, the variety of leaves and tendrils. In the same way, I have been moved by the “shimmering of wind through the blue leaves, the flood of stillness widening the lake of sky” as poet Denise Levertov writes. That same excitement carries over to the natural beauty found in fossils and in stones like Australian boulder opals, which begin as rivers of silica flowing through channels in rock and become beautifully unpredictable in the variety and intensities of their colors. In creating jewelry with these fruits of the earth it is my hope that I am able to communicate that same connection and wonder to the wearer.
LARRY FAVORITE: This has been an extraordinary year. Due to the pandemic, I have spent long, uninterrupted days in my studio, with only a pile of desert ironwood, thousands of tiny bits of turquoise, sheets of sterling silver, and my imagination to keep me company.
The constraints of this past year have presented both challenges and gifts. To produce a finished piece of art using these materials requires mental focus, physical effort and patience. Specifically, I must slow down my breathing, narrow my field of vision and steady my hands. As a result, making my art has the capacity to calm both my body and my mind.
I have made pieces for this show that highlight the enduring quality of ironwood, enhanced by a combination of flowing abstract designs and simple realistic images drawn from nature. These pieces are meant not to startle the viewer, but rather to communicate a sense of familiarity, reassurance, and healing. I hope you are as calmed by looking at these pieces as I was by making them.
The constraints of this past year have presented both challenges and gifts. To produce a finished piece of art using these materials requires mental focus, physical effort and patience. Specifically, I must slow down my breathing, narrow my field of vision and steady my hands. As a result, making my art has the capacity to calm both my body and my mind.
I have made pieces for this show that highlight the enduring quality of ironwood, enhanced by a combination of flowing abstract designs and simple realistic images drawn from nature. These pieces are meant not to startle the viewer, but rather to communicate a sense of familiarity, reassurance, and healing. I hope you are as calmed by looking at these pieces as I was by making them.
EDUARDO LAPETINA: We are still in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Forced by the virus and considering my age (80!) and my autoimmune conditions, I had a pause in our incessant life traveling. I was in complete isolation and mostly working in my studio. It was an opportunity to connect with the outside world through my paintings. I wanted the present work to be the catalyst to rethink the significance of our future and to stimulate ideas and dialogue. To have a fresh outlook with an explosion of vibrant colors, impactful textures and messages of hope.
I also wanted to interpret color as a tangible form, yet simultaneously retain a dichotomy of fluidity giving way to shifting patterns mirroring a harmony resonating with emotional feeling.
I want my journey in art to be a natural orchestration of my experiences and emotions.
I also wanted to interpret color as a tangible form, yet simultaneously retain a dichotomy of fluidity giving way to shifting patterns mirroring a harmony resonating with emotional feeling.
I want my journey in art to be a natural orchestration of my experiences and emotions.
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