Change of Direction
-"anguish" by Albert Schenck
I thought i would like to blog about an experience that is very new to me. I don’t know if it is uncommon that i haven’t experienced this until now. Maybe it is! I was recently at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
I have viewed thousands and thousands of art and images in my life but non have effected me to the point that they bring me to tears…yet this image did.
It caught me completely off guard. I just remember looking at it and it was like the artist who painted it caste a spell over me . I could not move, I could hardly breathe and I just felt this overwhelming urge to fall to my knees. I’m not a person who shows emotion easily but this artist stripped me down naked and bare. I needed this! 3 days later im still weeping more tears than I have cried in my entire life up until this point.
This painting humbled me and ill never forget it, ever. This is the first painting which held me captive for what seemed an eternity. It spoke to me on many levels and the more I examined the painting the more I saw, and the messages began to fill my thoughts.
Life is precious, fragile, cruel, sad, just, unfair, a struggle, the strongest shall survive, fighting until the end, never giving up even in defeat, strength, love, death, loss and victory.
Then looking at the painting from the mothers point of view and that of the crows. Brought me to an end conclusion that this is what life is all about, sometimes fate deals us a hand we don’t want for ourselves or our loved ones but we have to deal with whatever life throws at us, sometimes we will win and other times we lose. But we must fight for what we love!
I know this... but this painting really made me KNOW IT!
That is powerful and it has now made me think about my own work and that it is now time to say something which means more than just the pretty surface!
Time to dig…I´m changed, never to turn back!
There is a youtube to follow very soon!
I also have avoided up until this point to read anything from other sources about the painting, its meaning, the artists intentions etc so what i have written comes from what i got out of the painting!
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Comment by Wendy Johnson on January 12, 2010 at 11:15pm -
Remarkable painting Gary. I can see how it would evoke such a response. Even though the painting has a sad story to tell and brought about mixed emotions in you, it is exciting to know that it has also stirred renewed creativtiy and purpose. What a gift.
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Comment by Joan Anne on January 12, 2010 at 8:56pm -
Thanks for being so honest Gaz. Emotions and the way we handle them is and always will be of continued surprise to me.
Envious of you in all that sun!!! We still freezing our butts of here.
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Comment by Beverley on January 12, 2010 at 6:42pm -
Thank you for sharing this Gary, I have done some digging and found he also painted another artwork entitled The Orphan, which is equally moving. I can completely understand your reaction, sometimes I think it almost seems that we are meant to stumble upon these things, they help us make sense of our own world and its fragility. Looking forward to the Youtube video. Hope you are having a great time. Beverley.
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Comment by angela englund on January 12, 2010 at 4:43pm -
It is a very nice painting, but it does nothing for me. I think it's fantastic you had this moment and I can't wait to see your next video to see what you have planned.
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Comment by artyoxygen (Smita) on January 12, 2010 at 3:23pm -
I dont blame you for being so moved, this painting definitely gave me the goosebumps... it did transport me to that wintry night. It was as if I was standing right in front of the scene, listening to the plaintive call of the loyal mother.. Loss is one of the most cruel teachers, but it also teaches one about inner strength like no one else can! Glad that this painting is a milestone in your artistic journey and thanks for sharing it.
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Comment by Jay on January 12, 2010 at 3:02pm -
every awaking hurts. I am glad that you have found feelings within your self that were hidden. Now every day, every step you take after this moment will be in a new light. It is indeed a great piece of timeless art, that humbles me.
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Comment by Donna AKA artsycalgal on January 12, 2010 at 2:51pm -
The painting is definitely amazing...dramatic on every level and I can see why you reacted so strongly to it. I have had art, whether it be a painting or a well done movie or video, bring out strong emotional reactions and, for me anyway, I felt a release perhaps because whatever I saw helped me to express a strong emotional feeling that I had been guarding or holding back because of how strong it was and me not being prepared to actually feel it completely. These can be mild or all the way up to cathartic. They can make an emotional fog lift or be completely life changing. And they can be magnificent and terrible at the same time. It sounds like Australia is offering more than just a needed change of scenery or reconnection with people from your past. Making connections with our inner selves is sometimes the reward for exploring. I can't wait to see how this experience influences your artwork.
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Comment by Janet Stevens on January 12, 2010 at 2:48pm -
Many have written and spoken of pivotal moments in our lives. Gary , this is one of your pivotal moments....
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Comment by Susan- redshoeartist on January 12, 2010 at 1:39pm -
Yes I am always drawn to this painting when I go there. I says a lot doesn't it?
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