There is a Chinese Scholar's Garden in Staten Island accross from Bayonne NJ. A bigger clash of cultures is hard to find. I tried to incorporate both, from the intricaties of a scholar's stone to the geometric rustcolored contemporary sharp shape.
Whenever there is an overbearing (2 red arcs) element obstructing other points of view, the others will still be there smoldering and occasionally sending up smoke signals of warning (multicolored lines with gray elements following
This is literally a visualization of an attempt to raise the level of consciousness of a business networking group. The red line moves upwards tentatively, but gets up to the upper red goal. The lines on the sides are literally lines of measurement. There are conflicts from the nay-sayers in the dark lines that push down. But it is overcome by the generally upward thrust and cheerful colors.
no matter what level you reach, there is always something higher up to aim for. This painting definitely indicates a climb, sometimes fun, always invigorating
Three sail shapes rock and the whole piece buzzes with energy. The flashy pink line is very sexy, curvaceous. Just a whole lot of fun, like the song that inspired it (Leon Russel version)
