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Artist’s Statement—Juliana E. Muchinyi

Art Issue #5: Heroes July 28th, 2020 July 28th, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Juliana E. Muchinyi Healthcare Worker Anointing by Juliana E. Muchinyi Essential Worker Gear by Juliana E. Muchinyi picked up a camera during one of the lowest points in my life as a recently unmatched senior medical student. What most people don't understand is that without completing a residency, a medical degree in this country can be rendered worthless. After a couple of months of ...

Artist’s Statement—Janet Biehl

Art Issue #5: Heroes July 28th, 2020 July 28th, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Janet Biehl Images from the Homage to Medical Frontliners series by Janet Biehl he older I get, the more art becomes for me an extension of my political and social engagement. In a world where the ruling powers are too often unjust, even malevolently so, I find that in my brief lifetime I can do a few things to help movements for long-term change: ...

Art Issue #5: Heroes July 28th, 2020 July 28th, 2020 Art Cover: Homage to Medical Frontliners series | Janet Biehl COVID Section Cover: Creating During COVID-19 Hospital Edition | Julie Muchinyi Perfect Physical Distancing | Alan Bern The Corona Chronicles | Thomas Ferrella My Comrades | Gayle Kirschenbaum We Salute Our Heroes | Patricia Tiffany Morris

Artist’s Statement—Gayle Kirschenbaum

Art Issue #5: Heroes July 28th, 2020 July 28th, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Gayle Kirschenbaum My Comrades by Gayle Kirschenbaum s I sheltered in place in my apartment and Covid-19 was ravaging my beloved city, I would often head out on my bike prior to 7 p.m. to find another hospital I had not been to, to celebrate our first responders. It was the daily 7 p.m. cheer for essential workers. This day was Thursday, May 7th. ...

PSM 5 Artist’s Statement—Alan Bern

Art Issue #5: Heroes July 28th, 2020 July 28th, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Alan Bern Perfect Physical Distances by Alan Bern y photograph Perfect Physical Distances was taken while I was on a fine trip with my wife to New York City in May 2018. This is the garden of the Merchant's House Museum, 29 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003, sometimes used for weddings (http://merchantshouse.org). Both museum and garden are well worth a visit—still virtual ...

Artist’s Statement—Marilyn Hallett Granzyk

Art Issue #4: Hope March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Marilyn Hallett Granzyk Trees Through Metal by Marilyn Hallett Granzyk y photographs were taken in some favorite places: Door County, Wisconsin; Maine, and our Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago. Distinctive shapes capture my attention, like the spider web, the hanging metal sculpture on a friend’s porch, and the cairns on a remote beach. I like the ease of taking photographs with my iPhone 7 while ...

Protected: Artist’s Statement—Multiple Pieces Template PSM5

Art Issue #5: Heroes July 28th, 2020 July 28, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Serena Aurora Day Himmelfarb Golden Rope by Serena Aurora Day Himmelfarb Girl in the Galaxy by Serena Aurora Day Himmelfarb Double Up Intentions by Serena Aurora Day Himmelfarb ach piece in this series employs a different medium—mixed media, a silkscreen on a monotype, and acrylic with ink. They come from a found photograph of a woman in a tree, and it isn’t clear what her intentions ...

Artist’s Statement—Peter Marshall

Art Issue #4: Hope March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Peter Marshall Bright Rays by Peter Marshall he photograph “Bright Rays” came about because I was wanting to take a gently uplifting image to match my poem of the same name which is about moving on from loss as a caregiver. Skies around Dundee are often a glorious sight as it has the geography to make it the sunniest place in Scotland.Peter Marshall was ...

Artist’s Statement—Alan Bern

Art Issue #4: Hope March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Alan Bern Stairs to Light by Alan Bern tairs to Light was photographed while I was on vacation with my wife in Italy: in the beautiful Umbrian town of Bevagna in the Romanesque church of San Silvestro (1195). We love Romanesque architecture for its weight and simplicity—quiet for welcome mediation. In walking through I noticed the light coming through the windows that were made ...

Artist’s Statement—Richard Wu

Art Issue #4: Hope March 31st, 2020 March 31, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Richard Wu After Soft Rains by Richard Wu Iris by Richard Wu Lift Me Up by Richard Wu Smile by Richard Wu he theme of hope runs through every drawing in this mixed-media collection by Richard Wu. “After Soft Rains” (color pencil): This work depicts a puddle in the midst of some abandoned ruins, with the puddle being the only part of the artwork that has color. The ...