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PRIVATE RHYTHM: BEAUTY IS DIVINE IS BEAUTY 2009

PRIVATE RHYTHM: BEAUTY IS DIVINE IS BEAUTY 2009
PRIVATE RHYTHM: BEAUTY IS DIVINE IS BEAUTY 2009

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PRIVATE RHYTHM: BEAUTY IS DIVINE BEAUTY 2009

I love hymn.




The work is a spiritual, a gospel sung as an impassioned
symphony- an opera. The title is PRIVATE RHYTHM 2009 with "movements" and
"acts".




The infinity symbol and the figure 8 is the visual
rhythmic beatbeatbeat heart beat. I listened and followed as this visual
whisper turned to soft, swinging sounds and continued to emerge with clarion.
The infinity symbol signifies eternity- inhale exhale :: exhale inhale. In my later
research: in Tantra the number 8 of the 10 heavenly bodies is prana and
refers to divine energy and breath.




Lines drawn with graphite and sheets of paint applied
with a hand-held squeegee so the visuals move like sound in the distance, echoes
and calling forth. The black graphite shimmers, glints and shines as it reflects
the light. As all my work, this series is improvisational- a dive into a
prayer.





The PRIVATE RHYTHM series echo
with Paleolithic cave paintings found within mountains and Medieval art works
found within cathedrals. Urgent rhythmic songs that resound with the elixir of
desire, wonder, awe and profound moments of discovering love- touching what
could not be touched, can only be privately known and is the universally
beautiful song of humanity. Internal alchemy. Blueprints, maps, scores…



THE PRIVATE RHYTHM SERIES
PRIVATE RHYTHM: TOUCH
PRIVATE RHYTHM: MYBREATHYOURBREATHINGMY
PRIVATE RHYTHM: YOUREXHALEMYINHALEYOUR
PRIVATE RHYTHM: GIVE INTO ME
PRIVATE RHYTHM: MOVING GRACE
PRIVATE RHYTHM: BEAUTY IS DIVINE IS BEAUTY
PRIVATE RHYTHM: LOVELY PATIENCE
PRIVATE RHYTHM: BEAUTIFUL FORTITUDE
PRIVATE RHYTHM: MY THROAT SINGING YOU






Each painting/drawing measures 40" H x 26" W.

Shown: PRIVATE RHYTHM: BEAUTY IS DIVINE IS BEAUTY

(This work has a slide of gold paint flowing down its center.)