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| Chemistry by Cher Odum |
I recently had the opportunity to enjoy some beautiful live cello and piano music.It didn't take me long to notice that almost all of the musicians had their eyes closed as they played, and they allplayed with such intense passion. All of their heart and soul went into each and every note.Having their eyes closed reminded me of how losing one of our senses makes the others that much more keen. I could have painted my musicians with their eyes closed instead of opting for the blindfold. However, that just didn'tseem to add the intensity of feeling I was wanting to represent in this series of works. The blindfold captures that intense feeling for me. It makes the viewer wonder, "What's with the blindfold?" The viewer drawn more deeplyinto the painting, searching for clues. Some might assume that because the people are blindfolded someone elsehad to have done it to them, maybe against their will. Upon closer examination the viewer realizes that thepeople have their hands free and so could easily remove the blindfold if they wish. The painting of the piano player also shows hearts to represent the notes played, so the viewer knows that love is flowing with the music. There are no fearful feelings, thoughts or music. Only love, joy, happiness and passion. I also chose to use the blindfold to express how we use our intuition, as in the painting of the dancers - "Chemistry."Chemistry isn't something we can see. We feel it . . . or we don't. The dancers in the painting obviously have somegreat chemistry going on between them. They can't see one another, but they can feel the energy of their dancepartner/lover. They have a spiritual and chemical connection that goes far beyond looks.
Cher
They obviously see quite clearly. We, too, should focus our attention on the things that matter and block out that which does not.
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ReplyDeleteTo close your eyes an feel what's around you is to hear the sound of the music.
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