"The artist’s job is to be a witness to his time in history."
Robert Rauschenberg
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"…Sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear which is inherent in the human condition"
Graham Greene
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Between The Lines
Patty’s Never Land
Patricia Marie P. Rivera a.k.a. Patty has shown her interest in art at an early age of five, and the subject she has always excelled in? That’s right, Arts! Take a look at her paintings and guess how many years she’s been under formal instruction. Her first art class was on the summer of 2006. That’s right. Under a year! This is the reason Patty got hooked on painting. They were taught how to mix colors and shades. Patty found this fun. Being the child that she is, she saw it as simply “playing.” So she continued to “play” with the colors. She created images she has seen in her dreams, she painted the people around her, their way of life, and her pet - all in an abstract way. When my family discovered her talent, we tried buying the paintings from her and at first she refused to let us pay. The only way we got her to let us pay was by saying that the money she made could be used to buy more paint and canvases for her to work on. You see, Patty’s paintings weren’t made for money; she made them so she could see people happy and their reactions to her interpretation of different things. She says that if someone decides to buy her painting for a huge sum, she would with no hesitations, give the money she earned to charity because she knows that there are kids who need it more than she does. In the mall, Patty enjoys going to art galleries and viewing other people’s works. Problem is, once she’s done, she’ll be in a big rush to get home to start another painting of her own. Balancing her schoolwork and painting is a tough thing to do. So Patty is given Saturdays to paint. No wonder she never runs out of ideas! In a week, she could have 4 ideas for paintings and she has only a day to paint it. So on this “paint” day, she is up at 6 AM and by the time her family is awake, Patty is covered with colorful paint and unveils another painting for the family to admire.
Patty is in no hurry to be a teenager. She enjoys being a kid. Could she be a distant relative of Peter Pan? At 11, I was starting to question so many things. Patty on the other hand, trusts what is given to her. And what is given to her is the best that there is. She sees no reason to complain about herself, her family, or anything for that matter. Everything will be fine. Patty has always seemed distant because she has always been in a place where no worries and pains do not touch her. She has always been dreaming of eternal bliss, in her own Never Land - her canvas.
by: Zep Rivera
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carlabanana asked: Can you paint a banana for me, Lily? :>
I’d love to. Andy Warhol style! :D
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Memories Arrested in Space
January 28th, 2012 until May 15th, 2012
Location: Smithsonian Archives of American Art - Washington, D.C.
Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) is an American icon. Creator of rhythmic and energetic “action painting,” he is internationally hailed as a leading figure in Abstract Expressionism.
Born in Wyoming and raised in Arizona and California, he moved to New York City in 1930. Working through a variety of influences, from Regionalism and Surrealism to Native American art, Pollock arrived at a unique pictorial language that he called “direct painting,” which created the visual equivalent of emotions and sensations. The technique was also a channel for positive energy and an antidote to Pollock’s own internal conflicts.
Although Pollock’s career was short–a mere 12 years between his first solo exhibition and his last–he decisively shaped the direction of painting after World War II. Both his art and his personality fulfilled the needs of an era that questioned traditional cultural values and hailed individual freedom of expression.
Pollock’s singular history is richly documented in the Archives of American Art, principally in the papers donated by his wife, the painter Lee Krasner (1908–1984), but also in those of his eldest brother Charles (1902–1988), and of his friends and associates. This exhibition, its title taken from one of Pollock’s own statements, celebrates the centenary of his birth, the magnitude of his achievement, and his enduring legacy.
(via aaa.si.edu)Totally can’t wait to see this.
