Stalled! Stuck! Drained of all artistic endeavor! Whenever this
happens, Zoya Seth's advise, "surround oneself with stuff that activates
the creative and energetic you." rings true.
So, off to an art show!
hello studio recently held an opening reception for art of Holly Veselka. The moment that you step into the studio you are stilled by the subtle calm that fills the space. The signature piece of the show, also the exhibit's namesake, Ancient Sunlight catches your attention and holds it-as the dappled surface of the piece moves from dark to light to dark again, as if capturing the play of shadow and sunlight on the Earth's surface in a magic orb.
The studio itself is not designed to invite in naturally, yet the light within the studio seemed to enjoy playing across the surfaces of the large scale installations. The pieces reflected a different sentiment relative to the angle from which it is viewed; at a moment moody and the next, bright. This aura is best described by the carefully selected quote from the exhibit brochure:
The evening began as a means to "surround oneself with stuff that activates and energizes you". In that it succeeded, though not quite in the way expected. Indeed, a pencil has been put to paper only it is to write a notes to friends and family reminding them that they the sunshine and the peace when the world turns moody.
So, off to an art show!
hello studio recently held an opening reception for art of Holly Veselka. The moment that you step into the studio you are stilled by the subtle calm that fills the space. The signature piece of the show, also the exhibit's namesake, Ancient Sunlight catches your attention and holds it-as the dappled surface of the piece moves from dark to light to dark again, as if capturing the play of shadow and sunlight on the Earth's surface in a magic orb.
The studio itself is not designed to invite in naturally, yet the light within the studio seemed to enjoy playing across the surfaces of the large scale installations. The pieces reflected a different sentiment relative to the angle from which it is viewed; at a moment moody and the next, bright. This aura is best described by the carefully selected quote from the exhibit brochure:
[To eat] sunlight, cradled in peace
On the warm waves, but certain assassins
Discovered that it was easier to eat flesh
Than feed on lean air and sunlight.
—Robinson Jeffers, The Beginning and the End, 1954
The evening began as a means to "surround oneself with stuff that activates and energizes you". In that it succeeded, though not quite in the way expected. Indeed, a pencil has been put to paper only it is to write a notes to friends and family reminding them that they the sunshine and the peace when the world turns moody.
