Hello Everyone.
The French painter, Georges Braque, who, with Pablo Picasso, originated the cubist art movement said "There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain." Over the past few years, I have been chronicling my soon-to-be three-year-old daughter Neva's artistic progression with some regularity. And today, it is my honor to present her latest masterpiece.
When I was first offered to view her grand work, I was slow in recognizing the showpiece for what it was -- an extraordinary interpretation of a post-modernist sensibility that succinctly reflects Braque's eloquent views. The pervasiveness of the piece lies in its kinetic quality; left undisturbed, the piece migrates and textures metamorphose.
Resonating with aspects of Marcel Duchamp's ready-mades, a natural, earthy structure offers itself up as the canvass while the contrasting airiness of the medium imbues a jarring contrast of lightness delicately anchored to a solid foundation.
There is no clear explanation of the genius of her latest work but as John F. Kennedy reminds us, "society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him". Neva has proudly and, in my opinion, successfully done so. Now in my wife Kathleen's opinion, Neva simply finger-painted the entire breakfast table using yogurt.
Happy sweeping,
Bob Gunther
Webmaster, ContestHound.com
