A couple of weeks ago, I purchased this book, Disrupted Realism, Paintings for a Distracted World, by John Seed. I couldn’t put it down and have recommended it to three friends. And what grabbed me was this one paragraph in the foreward by Katherine Stanek.
“Handheld devices alter our attention span and redefine our visual experience. There is so much pictorial competition, we believe we must scroll through multiple images incessantly just to sustain what we perceive is required to remain connected to our world. The eye doesn’t have time to settle and the brain doesn’t have time to process what the eye has just seen before we are on to the next image.”
I think this book is particularly profound as we’re all on some social media platform and for the past two years, most of us have stayed close to home and perused art digitally.
I love how this book is organized by common themes and the images are beautiful. The interview questions are the same for each artist and provides a good insight into the artist and art. It can be purchased on Amazon.
Right now, I’m prepping for a group show at my friend’s renovated barn. It’s looking nice and I hope you can join us for the reception. As it starts to take shape, here is a sneak peak of the “barn”. One of the fun features is his barn is located across the street from Clos Solène which produces yummy wines. Do I hear a wine tasting after perusing some art?
Reception dates: Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6 from 1-4pm. I’ll be there around 2pm
Exhibition dates: March 5-19, 2022 by appointment only if you’re unable to attend the reception
Location: 2021 Niderer Rd., Paso Robles, CA
Contact info: 626-393-1750 (Larry’s mobile)
