November 5, 2008

I have some exciting news! 

I had an art show in Florence! The art students in the Advanced courses had the opportunity to create artwork for an exhibition called “Art ‘n Food” that was held at a local restaurant in Florence called Gonzo. It was very exciting to know that a piece of my art was selected to be in a show in Italy! The show will be up for about a month longer.

My painting “Seeds” is 80 cm x 80 cm and my statement is below.....

My painting is inspired by the idea of the source of life. For me the source of life is clearly stated in Matthew 26:6 which says, "Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?". This verse talks about the source of life in two different aspects. The first one is that God provides life for us and for the birds. The other idea is that He sustains that life with food. The seed represents the life that has been provided for us by God and also represents the origin of food. I am intrigued by the idea that not only humans eat from the seed but the birds use the seed as their life source as well. I believe that much care and thought goes into providing food in order to have life. I express this idea in my creative process which is very elaborate, slow and thoughtful. In these paintings I express my personal beliefs about the relationship between humans, nature and the supernatural through the process of creating.