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Size: 45 W x 32.5 H x 0.1 D in
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This large drawing has grommets along the top for easy hanging. The grommets can be removed for framing, if desired. "The Millennials" are intimate portraits of young people I know and emphasizes collaboration to determine composition and color palette. Darwin’s selfies offered a unique opportunity to give a stronger voice to his ideas in the context of this project, and to develop images I would not have imagined. I asked to appropriate his self-portraits as the basis for observational drawings, without his explanations, thereby creating multiple layers of meaning. The result is a triptych, Interpretations, that expresses different aspects of his identity, filtered through another’s eyes. The names evolved out of the way we naturally referred to each pose: The Red Kimono, Oscar Wilde, and The Mandarin Dress. For technical reasons, some things changed as the drawings evolved, always with Darwin’s approval. The rest is his, and reflect what he thinks about and how he lives. His identification with the late 1800’s coincides with my love for the art of the fin de siècle and early twentieth century, but the directness of his approach and his calm acceptance of himself are distinctly contemporary. It would be easy to interpret his constructs as a rebellion against his Catholic upbringing, but Darwin’s complex identity begs a deeper understanding. Our current social acceptance of alternate identities, although certainly ranging along a continuum, is strong enough to allow him to be open about who he is. And who that is, we leave to the viewer to discern.
Drawing:Conte on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:45 W x 32.5 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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I'd always grown up with art. When my siblings and I were toddlers, my mother wanted to keep us quiet while my father wrote his sermons. There are vague memories of sitting in a high chair with paper and crayons, and of the day I painted an entire page in my “Brimful Book” bright blue—a misunderstanding when my mother suggested I paint in my new (coloring) book. Thus, it is no surprise I ended up studying art. I taught and administered art programs for thirteen years—ten in Boston, MA; three in Long Beach, CA. During this time, working with at-risk youth in poverty neighborhoods, I became interested in the development of literacy and the parallels I saw between the development of art and language in young children. While teaching middle schoolers in Long Beach, I transitioned to the school library, where I worked with the same population for the next fourteen years, using my art to renovate two school libraries and creating interdisciplinary programs with a focus on reading. Simultaneously, I journeyed from a homogenous childhood to a multi-cultural environment, which has stimulated and nurtured me the rest of my life. For many years, I chose to live and work in situations where I was the “other.” I even lost myself for a while, entirely immersing myself in another culture. It is the concept of bi-culturalism that ultimately defines who I am. T. S. Eliot said: “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” So my own exploration has been—as I return to making art. At the young age of 55, physically and emotionally exhausted from years of challenging work, I was fortunate to be able to retire before I became fossilized. Taking a year to regroup and rest, it was natural to drift back to an earlier form of fulfillment—making art. With a lifetime of experiences and the self-discipline to work hard at something, I devoted myself to my art. It is, perhaps, the most selfish thing I have ever done, balancing all those years dedicated to the needs of others. The gratification of working with young people continues, as I collaborate with my young models in the context of the studio. When Van Gogh began his art career at the age of thirty, he considered the possibility that his career might not last that long. As an older woman approaching my artistic development in the latter half of my life, I identify with his thoughts about this.
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