But we'll have plenty of art to look at in the McLean County Arts Center, and I got to go the opening for the 3 shows now up this past Friday. Colorful imaginary landscapes by John Cassidy in the small gallery, and photographs in the large gallery by Jin Lee (Great Waters series) and Rhondal McKinney (Illinois Landscapes). Got to hear a double art talk by the last two, so more abundance.
I find a particular pleasure in the pairing of Lee and McKinney as all the photographs are bisected horizontally by the horizon, making me stand there and contemplate it in peace, as I do in life.
And another particular delight in looking at wild color and motion muted by soft pastel in the work of Cassidy. It all makes me meditate on the interplay of motive, technique, and effect in visual art as compared to literary art!
That last bit is so interesting. Makes me think of how I resist having to "explain" a poem because the poem should do its own explaining. :)
ReplyDeleteHold the cabbage, please!
Exactly, Sandy! I was musing on that all through Stretch & Tone!
ReplyDeleteI, on the other hand, need something much more basic: a good recipe that uses cabbage. By good, I mean the result is something tasty, not just something that I'm eating because it's so good for me. I don't have any recipes like that for the cabbages that a friend is always bringing to me (yes, I know, in the realm of problems, it's not much of one!)
ReplyDeleteHey, my word validation is thors--but it's Tuesday!
This works with fresh spinach, so it might work with cabbage leaves. In wok or frying pan get some olive oil heating. Fry--yes, fry!--the leaves (or torn-up leaves) in oil; then drain on paper towel. Sprinkle with sea salt, or salt & pepper as they dry. Spinach or cabbage chips! Decadent and semi-healthy. Probably defeating the whole purpose. But fun!
ReplyDeleteEkphrasis sounds fascinating.
ReplyDeleteAh, dried apricots with hot coffee. My favorite snack as an anemic art student who still doesn't like to talk about her art.
ReplyDeletePoets or painters, or collagists, I think we all hope the work speaks for itself!
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, ekphrasis = out + speak. And I agree, Cathy, that it's fascinating to do so. Speak out about a painting, or, through the imagination, from it, etc.