And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
\nFinds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
\nSermons in stones, and good in everything.
\n– William Shakespeare<\/p>\n
This time of economic turbulence and cultural apathy mirrors what Shakespeare presented as a duality between the realities of urban life and the romanticized vision of the Forest of Ardenne.<\/p>\n
In this era of cynicism, I know I risk sounding insincere when I propose that some artists must play the role of shepherd, shaman, guide. Not because I have innate intuition, or heightened knowledge of the people \u2013 but because as a practitioner, and seeker of meaningful existence \u2013 I believe it is the artist\u2019s duty to make the \u201cgood in everything\u201d available for those who seek it.<\/p>\n
It would be easy to allow my art to take a dramatically cynical, political turn. Instead I risk the obscure, the detailed and slow which results in a gradual revelation requiring collectors to do the work to have their gazes answered with a rich experience \u2013 leaving them with some recognition and understanding of our place in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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