us? We are not only looking at the work, but behind the work into the God reflected in ourselves. We see what we are. We can do nothing else. Our eyes are colored and conditioned by the complications and contaminations of our own unique experiences, events, and relationships. ART is the conductor that either connects or disconnects. It matters not whether we like or dislike what we are observing. If we truly look further, deeper, wider and longer we will find what we are looking for: that part of ourselves that lies buried within waiting for expression. Mortals continually seek the answers to the most perplexing universal questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? These underlying questions refer to time both past, present and future, as well as, the nature of the human condition itself. Delving into the most disturbing parts of ourselves, we are better able to appreciate, relate and absorb the mysterious universe as it moves through us and our ART.
The hidden part of any work of ART is the part that connects us to us. That’s all that matters. To become so identified with the unified ‘whole’ as expressed in us and through us (as revealed through our distinct ART) defines all of humanity. During this solitary artistic walk, we often stumble, stagger, sway and succumb to unrelenting insecurities, latent anxieties, and countless self-debasing ego-ridden monsters. We instinctively feel, hear, and perceive the vision we wish to communicate but in the process of our trying to express it, often are ripped to shreds as we struggle to defeat the demon of self-doubt. Constantly on guard, we scrutinize ourselves to expose any false motive we may be hiding. Our world, whether viewed as chaotic or carefully ordered, has been