South Park Theater
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4 pieces installed in the East Wing Rotunda
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I can hear every knee crack, every crinkling of paper and every breath.
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After awhile, everything blends. Breath, steps, movement- all flowing together into this
slow,
tragic,
fluid movement.
The room itself is breathing quietly. The paintings that at first were flat and motionless have started breathing- almost painfully. A very shallow breath and a very deep, ragged breath at the same time.
Watching people interact with the room is such a beautiful thing too. People are open and free and willing to express themselves in an environment that is comfortable, soulful, deep, and meaningful.
You can’t help but slow down.
Breathe.
Stop.
The design of the building is so obviously perfect for these paintings.
Even the doorways, and the shadows and the light that they present, add to the space.
The lighting from the ceiling is almost other-worldly. Dramatic. Soaking the top of the room and barely touching the floor.
The room is very much about
221 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA 15601
lightning scored the evening
sky-tent canvas ceiling and
deep puddles fled
my footsteps-
those cool blue sprays were entropy-
things being how they would be
how they should be
how they can be
(as they are in First Design)
and reflection on the cobble-era pathways
dance electric, flicker pyric-
water,
itself a vessel,
bears me
ancient vision,
prismatic,
from the Architect
himself.
- Mary Elizabeth Gideon
Art is the image of a human being. This means that when a person is confronted with art, then they are in fact confronted with their own self, and so open their own eyes.
And so it is the creative person who is addressed, their creativity, their freedom, their autonomy.
And this is only possible using the concept of art; however, this concept must be made more comprehensive. You cannot and should not deal with this concept traditionally and say: THAT is what artists do, and THAT is what engineers do. ... But you can get beyond the concept. And the only escape route is a more comprehensive concept of art that is anthropological and that is taken seriously: that everyone is an artist, and that every person has a creative core.
-Joseph Beuys
commissioned by Frank Bryan, Inc.
commissioned painting
"Allowed to Breathe"
"Streak! (Not Steak...)"
"Satuday Morning and Five O'Clock Sun"
"Life is Complicated... Oh, Shoot!"
"What Keeps You From Being Free?"
"This is Tunch."
oil on canvas
Summer Leaves a Legacy Series
Summer Leaves a Legacy Series
Summer Leaves a Legacy Series
