Sunday, October 23, 2022

Elaine O.—October 22, 2022

This is becoming a series! Here's the formerly green parkway—now deforested and a scar upon the earth. All the benefits the trees brought are gone, leaving nothing but raw stumps and dirt.

The Waste Land     9"x12"

This whole series has got me thinking about ugliness and art. I feel compelled to document this devastation, as I'm strangely affected by it. But is there any value beyond the therapeutic? On the one hand, who wants to dwell on deliberate cruelty? On the other hand, artists have long produced works like Guernica and Gassed. Something to think about.....

1 comment:

  1. Oh yes, this is great. Hopefully we will get to see all five next Saturday,

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