Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Monday, April 02, 2007
Intelligence, Beauty, or Both?
Intelligence, Beauty, or Both? Acrylic 25.5"x47.5"
Koi have come to be known to me as a liminal subject--precarious between passion and peace. I see them as regenerative, determined and contemplative creatures swimming on the edge of something great. Had they seen the floods of Atlantis? Were they in a pond in Hiroshima? Will our views grant them intelligence, or only beauty? Can't one exist and function as both?
(Detail of Intelligence, Beauty, or Both?)
Koi have come to be known to me as a liminal subject--precarious between passion and peace. I see them as regenerative, determined and contemplative creatures swimming on the edge of something great. Had they seen the floods of Atlantis? Were they in a pond in Hiroshima? Will our views grant them intelligence, or only beauty? Can't one exist and function as both?
(Detail of Intelligence, Beauty, or Both?)