At 102 years old, Anthony Eyton has lived a live rich with creativity, curiosity and artistic exploration. Today, Anthony continues curious, inspired and has not stopped creating. On Instagram, Sarah Eyton, daughter and an accomplished photographer, lovingly shares glimpses of their time together. These are true moments of inspiration, filled with laughter, deep conversations, and quiet artistic insight.
Find them on Instagram you can also admire his art at the Royal Academy Webpage.
“Art says that which cannot be said” Deborah Osberg
I was introduced to Deborah’s work through Serra, a non-profit storytelling project that explores rural living, craftsmanship, and philosophy in the mountains of Portugal. They share on Youtube incredible stories of people who have chosen to live in remote mountains in Portugal. Each video sensitively documents their way of living, the challenges they face and their deep connection to nature. I really enjoyed getting to know Deborah and learning about her work.
“I don’t think the future is straightforward. I don’t think we can envision the possibilities that exist in the future. Everything is possible even the things we currently think are impossible are not necessarily always going to be impossible. So I think I hold on to that as well when I’m feeling particularly dejected about politics and world and the way things are going… the way technology is going and I just think human beings are incredibly creative and life is incredibly creative and the world is incredible creative and self-healing”
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Maud Lewis “A world without shadows!”
“You know how you keep a lid on your childhood inside you, a place to go when things aren’t going right? right, that is what you see when you look at one of Maud’s paintings. Is that world from when you were a child with no shadows in it.”
Documentary by National Film Board Canada “A world without shadows“
How great are Maud Lewis’ paintings? They are full of joy and colour!
I recommend spending some time on the Thunder Bay Art Gallery page and appreciate Maud’s art and life.
Born Maud Dowley, Lewis was raised in the town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, the daughter of a blacksmith. Until her final days, she would revisit in her paintings the happy scenes of her childhood, depicting as well the birds and animals remembered from that time. Hers was an art of unbridled joy, despite the many harrowing setbacks she faced: her rheumatoid arthritis, which worsened as she progressed toward adulthood; the early deaths of her parents; the loss of her baby daughter born out of wedlock (and placed secretly with another family by Lewis’s father); and the difficulties of her later marriage. Her desire to make art was the driving force in her life.
Crista Grauer interviewed by Joshua Charow creates fascinating motorised boxes.
I’ve been watching Joshua’s videos for some time. He showcases many interesting artists and their homes, mostly from New York. I love all about them, the way he films and photographs the artists and the sensitivity of his questions. I really enjoyed this video in particular. I was not familiar with Crista’s work, but I am a fan now. I love everything about her art – the fact that they are boxes (I am obsessed with boxes), the fact that they are mechanised, and that they have a dark and surreal theme.
Marian Angulo’s work fills me with joy. I follow her on Instagram and every time she shares a painting or painting process, I feel privileged. There is something deep and at the same time playful about her work, which keeps the viewer intrigued about the real person behind the painting.
In her own words: “I am Marián, a painter and illustrator with training in Fine Arts from the University of Seville. My work is marked by a constant search, since remaining in a single artistic line bores me deeply. Although portraiture is one of my specialties, I like to explore different approaches and techniques, always looking for something new in each brushstroke. The figure of women is the central theme of many of my pieces, with a very personal and often autobiographical approach. Recently, I have begun experimenting with cardboard sculptures, in an attempt to continue expanding the horizons of my artistic expression.”
Etel Adnan on “beauty”
”I’m very sensitive to beauty. We don’t speak of beauty anymore. In art criticism, we don’t mention beauty. It’s démodé, out of fashion. But it isn’t really, beauty is an inner sense and it makes us happy. It’s not complicated, we need it.”
Fan Ho’s work is a masterclass in photography. Each image conveying perfect lighting, composition and the right atmosphere. I came across his work recently and I am in love with his use of light. It is inspiring me to dust of my film cameras and bring back some meditative focus to my photography.
“Dubbed the “Cartier-Bresson of the East”, Fan Ho patiently waited for ‘the decisive moment’; very often a collision of the unexpected, framed against a very clever composed background of geometrical construction, patterns and texture. He often created drama and atmosphere with backlit effects or through the combination of smoke and light. His favorite locations were the streets, alleys and markets around dusk or life on the sea”.
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