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SO this stood out to me today not classic art but definable graphic art fab. speaking to me of war and what it looks like with dark whims of rabbits. It's Easter colors mixed with the horror of war. Not sure why this is sticking out to me today must be the pending doom I am feeling about joining the gym. Yep I am dramatic enough to go there think of the suits as treadmills the bullets the judgment coming your way, carnage of human souls lost to the fight for health and your with me. No idea who drew it but bravo!

To a stranger

 I realized I was forgetting  a huge part of beauty today the beauty of words to make us think. I found this so moving today I had to share it with you.

To A STRANGER
by: Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

PASSING stranger! you do not know how longingly I look upon you,



You must be he I was seeking, or she I was seeking, (it comes to me as of a dream,)

I have somewhere surely lived a life of joy with you,

All is recall'd as we flit by each other, fluid, affectionate, chaste, matured,

You grew up with me, were a boy with me or a girl with me,

I ate with you and slept with you, your body has become not yours only nor left my body mine only,

You give me the pleasure of your eyes, face, flesh, as we pass, you take of my beard, breast, hands, in return,

I am not to speak to you, I am to think of you when I sit alone or wake at night alone,

I am to wait, I do not doubt I am to meet you again,



I am to see to it that I do not lose you.

fish head revenge untill I know the real name.

I am so excited I found a friend of mines art on line so I am going to share it with you!! Lucy you he is a fantastic artist, really! His name is Riley Johnson he live here in WI I should have asked him the name of this piece but I like to think it is called fish head revenge, probably not but it should be. So when he tells me the name I shale add it hear enjoy if you can I know it is a bad pic maybe I will ask for a better one of it and put it below! SO this is made with colored pencils and mat board "mixed media.

That's a thing!

OMG I just found the coolest thing ever Rubik's cube art this one took 4000 to build and a freaking amazing artist that I can not link a name to so forgive god of the Rubik's I will credit you when I know who you are.Thi sis freaking amazing I could never ever do the real one with out moving the stickers (come on you know you did it too) and then my sister would get so mad at me. but this is a stroke of genius! The 80's have just been made more awesome and not in an Ironic way.

Whaam!

TOday felt like a pop art day so I am posting Whaam! by Roy Lichenstein. I think comic book or graphic novel art os so over looked I love that this is in The Tate Museum.

It certainly does not leave much to the imagination for observation but it does evoke a childhood memory of reading comics in the summer. I love the power of art for that it will many so many different things to so many people but it evokes strong feelings or memories.

Unusual Atlas

I could not find the name of the artist of these pieces but they really inspired me today. Take some time to soak it in.

                                        I love that he took the content and made such a beautiful picture of it. it reminds me of Africa the fierce people the pride of culture and I can see the pain in her face too. nothing speaks to me about Africa like the women do. So much power and lack of personal owner ship . I know my husband met many wonderful people there. I think their songs still call him back. It is hard to represent a who number of countries diverse as Africa is with one person. I am not sure that is what the artist was trying to do but I do love how the face seems to belong to the land some how.

more of these can be found at  http://forum.xcitefun.net/unusual-atlas-artistic-way-to-map-the-world-t43166.html

Power cloud #62

This painting is called Power cloud #62 by Pracha Yindee. I choose this one because it stood out to me today.

my thoughts on this one are like fire in the night the bodies of the dark figures in the orange burn in the suprise sweep up of the burst of flame that ravages through the night with swift and deadly force as it consumes it self leaving the darkness darker than it was before.

VOTE

I am from WI I would be remiss if I did not do something today about voting since we are having our first recall vote in our state ever today. I have a strong opinion about that but am not going to share it here but I am awed by the process of voting today, and it is not just because I got a standing ovation and a drum roll from the poll workers for being number 1000 in my district but that was outstanding. The idea of the peoples voice made this piece stand out to me. it is not a famous artist but a group of teenagers that made it. I love that it is all it is supposed to be no taint of corruption no jaded views on the world yet just what voting should be
http://www.kidsvotingguilford.org/downloads/2011ArtContestWinners.pdf

MAke way for the ducklings.

I love sculptures like this so tangible so whimsical. This one is located in Boston and was made by Nancy Schon it is called "Make way for the Ducklings" This to me is adorable and possibly a tripping risk. I love the idea though of little sculptures like this around a park. Bring art to real life involves children and the imagination. what do you think about it?

What an artist and what a subject!

I normally do not look much at the artist or the things about the art I post before I write about it but I was so struck by this statue and the realization that there are too few representations like it when the books of bravery and outstanding acts of African American people is large and long. I was reading about the artist and admire both his skill and his life's work goals I hope you find Gabriel Koren from Hungary as interesting as I have in learning about him. This statue is Prudence Crandall with student.

Normally I would write here what is see in this piece but I will mix in what I know about this as I go. I kept finding this on a kids page then I found out why Children lobbied to have it made sent in pennies to collect for it. Prudence was a remarkable women and I would be dishonoring to her name and legacy if I did not just tell her story here. She was a Quaker school teacher that admitted a black girl into her class room in 1832, a revolutionary act. This act lead to the community removing their white children from the school. So she closed the teaching school and reopened and offered the classes to 20 African American girls from up and down the eastern shore of the us. the opposition was great a year after this a law was passed prohibiting schooling black children from out side the state with out the towns permitting it: this law was called the black law. She continued to teach the girls and was arrested and put on trial. With one judgment against the the school took it all the way to the supreme court and won!  With this the towns people grew angry vandalized the school and finally burned the school down 1834 forcing her to close. Connecticut repealed the law 4 years later. With the support of Mark Twain she was recognized and provided money monthly and her school still stands.

Jenny Wehrt

            I was looking through some pop art because I love it so bold and provocative at times. I came across this image and had to share it. this is Jenny Wehrt, the name of the piece is  The Pleasure Machine.

I have immediate reactions to this it sends me off on a tangent of angry feminist rants that rage from soap boxes and denounce the objectifying of women and the adage about you can be anything sexuality is not all you are. Then it went to the being wound up part and played like a toy and that pissed me off too. Then I fell in love with this because that was what I think it is supposed to do real art brings real emotion makes you think promotes thought and change.

Expansion

I started this as a way to gain beauty in my life everyday mainly the by product being I could look back at this and enjoy the road it took me on and making art real to my self and other not so intimidating. Well I started good then started judging my self feeling stupid for what i saw or thought as I looked  or how the real art people would be judging me. It intimidated me into not writing for a while. That intimidation was what I started this about I love art all art even bad art because it is an expanded of our soul those art people that make it so out of reach make the rest of us loose out on expanded vision. SO I dedicate my self to bring art to real life.