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Artist's
Statement:
Art is a private language that speaks on deep and primal levels, and it never says exactly the same things to any two individuals. The symbols and stories hold different meanings for each who pauses to gaze and contemplate -- for one can take away from art only what one brings to it. Making art is an act of discovery, of the self and the surrounding world. Though I make deliberate attempts to connect with the viewer with my work -- through the exploration of ideas and recurring themes that hold a personal significance of spirit -- there are times I enjoy playing with metaphors, taking phrases out of context, and provoking the senses, all for its own sake. It's visual wordplay, where a slip of the tongue becomes a stroke of the brush. - RM |
| "Everyone seems normal until you get to know them." -- Anonymous | |
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often, in the world's most crowded streets,
A longing
to inquire
But often, in the din of strife, There rises an unspeakable desire After the knowledge of our buried life; A thirst
to spend our fire and restless force
Into the mystery of this heart which beats So wild, so deep in us -- to know Whence our lives come and where they go. |
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Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)
Poet and critic, Oxford University |
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