Come over and visit & you can view this painting, which resides in my living room!
multi-media painting on a 5x5 ft. canvas
completed spring 2010
The contour lines that separate the canvas from top to bottom and left to right represent two rivers that went through the Japanese prefecture of my childhood. Three silver spheres, seen at the intersection of the rivers, represents the three cities that I vividly recall from my youth (Allen Park, MI, Atsugi, Japan & Zama, Japan). The white “river” represents a form of prism, symbolizing both society and society’s expectations for each and every one of us. The opposite river represents the individual people in this society, who all have hopes and dreams about what they want to become. Unfortunately, those aspirations often do not fit with that which is accepted by society. Therefore, one must frequently model themselves into a mirror image of what is acceptable forcing many to conform to society. There are a handful of others, however, that flow freely through the prism, boldly letting their colors show. I admire those people, who regardless of what others say, stick to their beliefs though it segregates them from the social norm. Though they may be different, it is these individuals that color our world.
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