Art

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 ...

Artist’s Statement—Amy Oestreicher

Art Issue #4: Hope March 31st, 2020 March 31, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Amy Oestreicher Singing Tree of Trust by Amy Oestreicher created “Singing Tree” during one of the most difficult periods in my life. In 2010, after a seemingly successful surgery, I took a trip to California, only to be air-vacced back to Yale Hospital in the middle of the night because my wound had burst and I had suddenly developed several fistulas. I spent ...

Artist’s Statement—Laura Vitale

Art Issue #4: Hope March 31st, 2020 March 31, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Laura Vitale Cover Image: Reconstructing Hope by Laura Vitale Previously published in the I Will Not Be Silenced series as Reconstructing Laura (2018) Down Into the Blue Again by Laura Vitale From the That’s Me in Paint series (2009) I Will Not Be Silenced by Laura Vitale Previously published in the I Will Not Be Silenced series (2018) Taking Back the Color by Laura Vitale From the That’s Me in ...

Artist’s Statement—Patricia Tiffany Morris

Art Issue #4: Hope March 31st, 2020 March 31, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Patricia Tiffany Morris Lettering Hope by Patricia Tiffany Morris ettering Hope is one of a series of paintings created with acrylics on canvas by the artist for inspiration simply as words in the series entitled Lettering Words. Each piece begins with a plain, solid color background wash. The base layer is allowed to dry completely before the next layer. The second layer is a ...

Artist’s Statement—Ryota Matsumoto

Art Issue #4: Hope March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Ryota Matsumoto Recursive Topography of Uncertainty by Ryota Matsumoto atsumoto’s work reflects the morphological transformations of our ever-evolving urban and ecological milieus, which could be attributed to a multitude of spatiotemporal phenomena influenced by sociocultural constructs. They are created as visual commentaries on speculative changes in notions of societies, cultures, health, and ecosystems in the transient nature of constantly shifting topography and geology. Our sociocultural ...

Artist’s Statement—Soojin Jun

Art Issue #4: Hope March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 Artist’s Statement by Soojin Jun No Mud, No Lotus by Soojin Jun had been meaning to paint a jacket for the Walking Gallery, established by patient advocate Regina Holliday, because she invited other artists to paint jackets for the Gallery. Regina had painted my jacket, and I was part of the Gallery in that way. I was inspired to paint after attending the Telluride Experience where I met ...

Art Issue #4: Hope March 31st, 2020 March 31st, 2020 Art Reconstructing Hope | Laura Vitale Stairs to Light | Alan Bern No Mud, No Lotus | Soojin Jun Bright Rays | Peter Marshall Recursive Topography of Uncertainty | Ryota Matsumoto Lettering Hope | Patricia Tiffany Morris Singing Tree of Trust and Nine Seasons of Trust | Amy Oestreicher After Soft Rains, Iris, Lift Me Up, and Smile | Richard Wu

Artist’s Statement—Uday Dhar

Art Issue #2: Pain September 19th, 2019 September 19th, 2019 Artist’s Statement by Uday Dhar Architecture of Pain by Uday Dhar his series of work was developed in 2019, and was my attempt to come to terms with a mysterious ailment that afflicted me starting in February 2018. Over the course of the year, I had to undergo various invasive medical procedures, and was admitted to hospital twice with near-death situations. Even now, the doctors cannot decide ...

Artist’s Statement—Serena Himmelfarb

Art Issue #2: Pain September 19th, 2019 September 19th, 2019 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—Sarah Basha

Art Issue #2: Pain September 19th, 2019 September 19th, 2019 Artist’s Statement by Sarah Basha Pain May Be Inevitable but Suffering Is Optional by Sarah Basha his photo is of Edith, one of the 13 residents of an Alzheimer’s ward in an independent nursing home I visited during 3 years, capturing her portrait—on Polaroid because Polaroids fade. I had this idea one day when reading that people who work with Polaroids do all sort of things to ...