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Jan 13, 2009
"Acknowledge all those who gave their lives in pursuit of the great human service, the service of the artist, transforming the sometimes unbearable discrepancy between the way things are and the way they ought to be, into something that makes us want to dance." --Richard Berger
To All Artists, Known and Unknown
"The radiant little man died at the Art Institute. I knew he was homeless and hanging out at the school, but I was unaware that he was living there. He died of exposure over Christmas break, and when he was found beneath a concrete overhang on the Jones Street side of the school, they found a number of sketchbooks in a backpack." So starts a beautiful reflection on the life and work of an unknown "street artist," as Wally had described himself, who had thrust astounding images that challenge notions of the route to authenticity, indicating another depth of being in our midst. The sketchbooks revealed in obsessive detail the sweetness and mystery of his elsewhere, a realm more compelling for him than our imperfect world, a realm which seems to welcome us.
BE THE CHANGE
Acknowledge someone who quietly brings artistry to everyday circumstances; maybe it's in the way your partner arranges the pillows, or how the grocer bags your purchases.
