Michael Shipman        

 

Expository Essays
The Gold in the Modern-Day Spirit of Old

 


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The beginning of the morning of a single day is a creative act.  The series of images in the following collection opens on an innocent girl who quietly contemplates the primary colors of nature.  As the blue, red, and golden yellow have given shape to her, so she is able to create stories. Like the artist, the girl peers into the distance of the future while drawing upon the past of her origin.  But as she looks outward through a window, she must also look into it.  The image that reflects back on the girl activates not only her own process of contemplation but, also, that of the viewer’s.  The reciprocity between self-reflection and the beautiful appearances of spiritualized nature creates new life.  The space that is formed by the interplay of colors, storytelling, and reflection is also the intersecting point between nature, the artist, and the viewer.


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