If we were to invent a contemporary secular mythology, what would it be? What are are passions, obsessions, and addictions. Where must we go, and where must we be in this 21st century culture? Are there traces of early Greek and Roman mythologies reflected, preserved, or transformed in the present day? Would Artemis be a fitness trainer? Who would we pick to appear in Nashville's Parthenon? Would we reach out to our recent past to find the beginnings of our present day definitions of beauty and human relationships?
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There are no definitive answers, just ideas. My series of 21st Century Altars are featured at
The Arts Company in Downtown Nashville through April 2013.
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| Artemis Redux Charcoal on
plywood, white and copper BB pellets, pen nib, hand built wooden altar : 38”W 40”H
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| Saint
Sartorial Pleasure :
Charcoal and pastel pencil on plywood, hand-built wood alter, buttons, resin, gold leaf, crystals. 24”W
x 47”H |
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| The Steps of the Ryman Charcoal and pastel pencil on plywood, gouache, resin, hand built wooden
altar 28”H x 47”H x 4”D |
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| Leaving the 19th Century It is graphite, cut Italian rag paper, paint, and hand built wooden
altar 10”W x 16”H x 3”D |
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| Turn of the 20th:Prosperous Direction It is
graphite, cut Italian rag paper, paint, and hand built wooden altar. 11"W
x 25"H x 3"D |
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| The
Chidren of the Kudzu: graphite and color pencil on rag paper, mylar, plant fiber paper,
and hand
built box frame. 11" x 17" x 3". |
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| The
Three Graces of the lKudzu: graphite and color pencil on rag paper, mylar, plant fiber paper, and hand built box frame. 11" x
17" x 3". |
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| The Birth of the Cult of Blond: graphite, cut Italian rag paper, acrylic orbs,
rhinestones, metal, ceramic, and hand built wooden altar |
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| Coming on the Rain: graphite,
cut Italian rag paper, acrylic orbs, rhinestones, metal, guitar pics, paint,
and hand built wooden altar |
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| Dionysus of the Plastic Cup: graphite, cut Italian rag paper, and hand
built wooden altar |
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| Poseidon and Amphitrite of the River: graphite, cut Italian rag paper, vellum,
rhinestones, metal, and hand built wooden altar |
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| Saint Anne Says Not Now: graphite, cut Italian rag paper, acrylic orbs, rhinestones, metal,
ceramic, and hand built wooden altar |
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| Saint Hubert and the Cult of Dog:
graphite, cut Italian rag paper, acrylic orbs, rhinestones, black sand,
ceramic, and hand built wooden altar |
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| Saint Vitus Retro: charcoal on plywood, silver leaf, mirror
shards, hand built wooden altar frame |
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| Salon Aphrodite 2:
graphite, cut Italian rag paper, crushed glass, acrylic orbs, rhinestones,
metal, ceramic, paint, and hand built wooden altar |
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| Salon Aphrodite 1:
graphite, cut Italian rag paper, acrylic orbs, rhinestones, metal,
ceramic, paint, and hand built wooden altar |
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| The Three Graces of the New World Parthenon: Charcoal and pastel pencil on plywood, rhinestones, copper leaf, metal,
paint, hand-built altar |
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| Urban Confusion: graphite, cut Italian rag paper, acrylic orbs, seeds, ceramic, paint,
and hand built wooden altar |
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The Cult of Caffeinet: graphite, cut
Italian rag paper, Plexiglas, archival pigment prints, and hand built wooden
altar
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Collectors Night Opening
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| Conversation with Paul Polycarpou, editor of Nashville Arts Magazine |
