one year of beach finds, illustrated.
a daily visual journal of what washes ashore.
Every day for a year I will post a new painting or drawing of treasures found during beach walks.
On June 26, 2010, South Street Gallery (located in Greenport, Long Island) will exhibit the entire body of work--all 365 pieces. There will be a preview showing the day before the opening. Please visit the gallery's website:
6 comments:
It's very interesting and kind of sad how the text describes the beauty of Long Island and the sandy beaches, but yet all of this plastic debris was found in the very same place. I still think that Long Island is beautiful, so I guess it was nice that you picked up these
objects from our beautiful beaches.
You also turned it into colorful art
in the process.
Are there multiple observant Anonymouses visiting the wrack line? How excellent. Whatever the case, indeed the connection between text & plastic pieces is intentional. You might uncover more than what you've already discussed by an even closer reading....
On your point of a closer look, I was reminded to go back and examine the cleverly chosen accompanying text. Many rewards are to be found there, as you said. Perhaps my favorite (having spent many years to-ing and fro-ing from Manhattan to East Quogue)was "Further out . . . the congestion diminishes gradually." And, of course, given my current location, I enjoyed seeing Long Island side-by-side on the page with the Hudson River.
Yes, I too loved the quote about the diminished congestion! I also had to put a symbolic object beneath "Ever since white man came to these shores...."
Do you still make forays out to Long Island?
Oh, I didn't notice the white man text/object juxtaposition--I am so dense! As for getting out to LI, these days, it's a bit out of reach. But I would love to see your show & am keeping in mind to find some way to get to it this summer.
or maybe this one?
sd
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