The whale on my shower curtain (gift from Daughter) holding the boat, the bright purple shower cap, the ceramic viking ship (another gift), the towel, the shampoo and facecloth can all blend in a watery harmony.
An artist I have long admired, Mary Pratt, did this so extraordinarily well. Coincidentally, she lived not too far from me when I had my house in rural Newfoundland.
Go have a look at her extraordinary work and celebrate the ordinary.
Yes, art is where we see it.
ReplyDeleteSome that is called art...not my cup o' tea.
Yes art us completely subjective, isn't it Gemma. But I believe it enhances our lives to really notice the ordinary and sometimes make is extraordinary.
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Yes, agreed. I was thinking of some of the very big artists that look like they took a swipe at canvas with a brush full of paint. Not my cup o' tea.
DeleteHer website is awesome. I like being around artists as well as musicians. They tend to be so uplifting.
ReplyDeleteUplifting is the word Gigi, especially if we only have a few moments of a transformative experience.
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Yes, the ordinary. I love it more and more. I've always loved simplicity in my surroundings. Everything has a purpose. Everything has a place. If neither of these work, then toss the object.
ReplyDeleteI will take this to heart DKZ, I still have some pictures to either toss or hang and flood the walls. :D
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It's all about the light and shadows, isn't it! Pratt's work has always been soul-lifting, just as sunbeams beating in through any window seem to be. -Kate
ReplyDeleteTrue about the sunbeams, flooding ordinary scenes with a tremulous bath of colour.
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Despite all my efforts, I live in clutter, no art to be seen. It makes me a little sad.
ReplyDeleteYour shower curtain and cap do indeed look fabulous.
Ah you haven't seen the devastation beneath my table/desk/work counter. I just wave my hands in the air and walk away. Every time.
DeleteI need some magic fairies to walk in and deal.
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If you find those fairies , do send them my way, won't you dearie?
DeleteHer art is very good, but none of it "calls" to me, it isn't anything I'd buy to hang in my home. I'll admit I know nothing about art, can't even draw decently myself, much less paint. My walls here are mostly covered with photos of family.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's the type that speaks to you or doesn't. I've admired her forever for capturing the lives of ordinary women and celebrating the so-called "menial." That's why I insist on calling my knitting art.
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Knitting IS art.
DeleteThanks for sharing... Keep up the good work..
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Thanks for the intro. WWW! I've somehow missed Mary Pratt in my treks through Google looking for interesting artists to feature on Fridays.
ReplyDeleteSome of her work is practically photographic in quality - gotta admire that - though some art critics don't always appreciate realism these days - I always have, when it reaches this standard. I particularly like the "egg" painting.
Your still life with shower cap would be worthy of Mary Pratt's brush and paints too, WWW. :)
I remember Mary Pratt writing about those eggs and they were actually a representation of her miscarrying her twins. I found that heartbreaking.
DeleteStill Life with Shower Cap has wonderful sense of the ridiculous to it. :D
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I always learn something new from you.
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you Alena!
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Her work is lovely and your own is not bad either!
ReplyDeleteI'm a great believer in appreciating the ordinary. Life is all about those tiny moments of awe, contentment, joy.
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