LOOKING
Howard and Roberta Ahmanson visit Olafur Eliasson’s “Room for one colour (1997)” at the National Gallery in London. The immersive installation is the final work in the exhibition “Monochrome: Painting in Black and White” curated by Jennifer Slivka and sponsored by the Ahmansons. The exhibition spans seven centuries and includes 50 works by artists who have—in most cases—deliberately turned to monochrome in their art, whether it me black and white paintings, grisaille drawings, yellow and black stained glass, or a room filled with yellow light.
One of the attributes of God himself is Beauty. Not something sentimental or a means of setting standards to exclude work that doesn’t fit our social or intellectual paradigms, but rather that experience we enjoy when a work of art or the way the light hits the water gives us a deeper and rewarding, even if painful, glimpse into the nature of reality and of our lives. Beyond that, the Bible teaches that human beings are made in the image of God. That means, first off, that we are beautiful. It also means that, as God created the universe in all its glory, we, too, are creators. So, art works are tangible expressions of God’s work in us and in the world. And, we are part of the wonder of it all. Collections bear witness to the Beauty and the extravagance of the universe and the God who created it.
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Pink Crucifixion
Etching made from four plates: two copper lift ground with aquatint and the two carborundum
2004
BRITISH
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Body of Christ
Oil on Canvas
2008
BRITISH
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Marine Preserve
Sponges, scrubbers, scouring pads, brushes, mop heads on wood panel
2010
AMERICAN
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Personage
Print: Artist’s Proof
1960
DUTCH
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Shroud
Holland linen, thread, paint
2013
BRITISH
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Athena Cattedrale
Glass
1964
ITALIAN
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Efeso
Glass
1964
ITALIAN
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Shadow-3
Photograph
2009
CHINESE
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The Blind
Photograph, Polytyptch, Edition 1 of 5
2012
CHINESE
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Voiliers en Rade au Havre
Oil on Canvas
1890
FRENCH
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Chapel Window
Stained glass
2009
DANISH
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Knitted Plankton and Haeckel Siphonophora
Hand-knit forms made from enameled copper wire
2013
BRITISH
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Peasant Wedding
Oil on canvas
1600
DUTCH
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The Agony in the Garden
Watercolor on paper
1938
BRITISH
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The Coronation of the Virgin
Watercolor on paper
1950
BRITISH
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Asfalto
Hand dyed and stitched canvas
2014
MEXICAN
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Second Skin
Silk, cotton, metallic thread, beading
2008
MEXICAN
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Kiss for Baby Anne
Pastel on Paper
1897
AMERICAN
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Shadow Weave Navy Blue (23) + Neon Orang…n 15 EPI #1a
Acrylic on 8/4 cotton yarn and wood panel
2013
AMERICAN
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Cliffs of Celle Near Civita Castellana
Oil on paper laid down on canvas
1826
FRENCH