Picture(s) of the Day: from Ruth Whiting January 19, 2007
Posted by ~V~ in : Images, Picture of the Day , trackbackbecause an image speaks volumes in an instant.
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Power Strip by Ruth Whiting | 6′ x 3.5′ | oil on canvas
My work can be seen as a product of my fascination with the sublimely ordinary. For some time now I have set myself the task of revealing the beauty and heroism of mundane objects.
I think of my paintings as lenses through which insignificant items, usually thought of as nothing more than functional, can assume the roles of heroes.
My paintings do not attempt the illustrative role of myth, and yet there is a level upon which a giant orange extension cord that writhes through the nave of a quiet church demands a mythic justification.
Thus, rather than propose a narrative, I attempt to create a situation that calls for an explanation.
Electrical cords are like the conective tissue of our technological lives yet most of the time all we do is trip over them. 120V/60Hz is a show dedicated to glorifying the dreams of extension cords.
Monument Studies by Ruth Whiting | oil on paper
see a very cool virtual gallery of this show: 120V/60Hz Showroom
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Hi Ruth…I love the words at the top..Everything is connected_Everything changes_PAY ATTENTION.
I think its profoundly insightful…and of course the paintings make me consider the “quiet life of my close by plugs” and all they allow me to do.
I look forward to viewing some more.
warmth,
Damian