Reflections on Art … and Life
I deactivated my social media accounts – indefinitely – a few months ago. I found myself wanting to live less in the digital space and more in the real world. Up close and personal. Face to face. Less virtual. More palpable.
And while I haven’t missed the nuances of social media – I can actually say many of my closest relationships have been enhanced – I do often ask where can I share this?
I’m grateful for this space to share. To curate stories of my own. To continue to do what I love without critique. Or the need for justification. Or competition with the noise of other virtual spaces.
And as I prepare to celebrate 14 years of blogging via Carter’s Corner, I long ago resigned that I’d keep writing for as long as I felt led and guided to do so. With many comments, one comments or no comments I’d keep writing. With vlogs, reels and the likes I’d keep writing. And now, when I’ve limited the spaces in which I share I MUST keep writing.
So, today I’m reflecting on my love of art and the places I’ve visited over the last year and a half.
I’ve particularly drawn to places that showcase art. Visual art. Performing art. Art on display. Art in movement.
Museums. Theaters. Libraries.
Over the last year plus, I’ve seen a select view exhibits that have remained close to my heart.
My second visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans
And although the photos I’ve included are far less than perfect or even mediocre representations of the work I viewed. Experienced. Inhaled. They represent my view. What I saw. What stuck. What resonate(d) with me. They represent my experience of art.
Art in motion. Art up close and personal. Celebratory art. Contemplative art. Moving art. Calming art. Art that has soothed and continues to soothe my soul.
Here are just a few of my favorites from various galleries, exhibits and artists …
