My multimedia exhibition of Green: a paradox of abundance and scarcity will be exhibiting Friday January 6 – February 25 at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center. There will be an opening reception Friday January 6, 6–9 PM. It will be so gratifying to see this work exhibited in their great space and to have it seen by their large and enthusiastic audience.
Green is an exhibit inspired by my Artist residency in Thailand. It is made up of several components: five written text plates of poems (example below), 16 Vapors which are beeswax sculptures made as Thai wrapped food but hollow, Seeds which are 27 paintings on paper on wood, and 18 photos. There are also four videos.
While embraced by the abundance of vegetation and food in Thailand I became acutely aware of the paradox—the deprivation in the surrounding countries of Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. The inequality of sharing the earth’s bounty seems senseless and immoral to me. Also the abuse of our planet by its human inhabitants endangers all the living things I was witness to.
This paradox produced poignant reflections that are expressed in this work… the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ so to speak. The beauty draws you to contemplate the fragility of the earth’s bounty, and thus it’s people’s, condition.
http://www.fwcac.com/?exhibitions/future_exhibition
It is with gratitude that I tell you that people from 6 countries, 12 states, and 33 cities responded to this Kickstarter.com project and made it possible for this exhibit to be shipped to FWCAC. I thank one and all for their generous and much appreciated support, and am happy to announce their names as follows:
Tracee & Michael Alexander
Ron & Charlene Baca
David Baccadutre
R. Bailie, Untitled Fine Arts Serv.
Steve Beimel
Mary Black
Kevin & Leslie Blank
Paul Bouchier & Holly Dioguardi
Fran Bull
Ginny Butera
Judy Burgio & Dale Biron
Patricia Campbell Carlson
Regina Chavez
Don Cauthen
Brenda Craven
Debi Dodge
Gloria Drayer
Julie Dunleavy
Dick Goldberg & Lisa Munro
Debbie Goldgar, Art+Artisans
Pirkko Grootila
Susan L. Harris
Jenifer Hedrick
Libby Hocker
Phil & Lori Hodgin
Sue Houser
Ashley & Marion Kruse
Barry Lavender
Bob & Phyllis Leis
Stephen T. Macintyre
Jane Mahon
Kristine Maltrud, Art Spark
Luanne McKinnon
Julie Mevi-Shiflett
Brent Morris
Makie Honda Mosley
Pat Musick & Jerry Carr
Liza Myers
RJ Nicholas
Joanne O’brien-Levin
Jerry Ortiz y Pino
Roland Penttila
Kit Ratcliff
Sandi Reeder
Charlotte Rode
Heather Rothnie
Robin Ross
Martin Terry
Maggie Theed
David E. Vogel
Margaret Wakeley
Judy E. Walters
Barry & Diane Wax