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Art and Stillness

10/22/2018

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My art is known for it’s sense of motion. I started painting on a rotating display stand a while ago to add some actually kinetic energy to my composition and brush strokes. However, many of my paintings can move from “kinetic” to frenetic” at times, leave no space for the eye to rest. I am reading a book by Pico Iyler titled, “The Art of Stillness.” (Look him up on Ted Talks). He is challenging our “frenetic” culture of instant messages, unending interruptions to slow down, breath and actually become aware. Early in the book he makes this insightful observation, “Movement makes richest sense when set within the frame of stillness.” That sentence stopped me.
I began to reflect on my work as an artist, “was my art telling me the I need more stillness and motion?” “Would my artwork make “richest sense” if the kinetic energy was set within a “frame of stillness.” Using the spiral as a motif in this painting helps a bit, creating a focal point of movement and contrast. But would it be even better with more places to rest like the water. I don’t know. I tend to the let my work speak what ever it wants to. However, I do need to stop, be still and listen more to what it is saying!
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11/27/2018 08:41:57 pm

Your art is a presentation of yourself; so make sure that is visually good, inside and out. Artists are very specific with paintings. Non-aritts cannot relate on such thing because they do not see the depth of art. But if you are an art appreciator and every detail matters to you, you wound know hat the painting that is posted above represents a lot of words and expressions. The colors were blended so well, and I ma just so happy to see this painting. I was inspired to make my own version too!

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