Lithograph Connection & Isolation
1976, 14”(h) x 18”(w), Hand colored lithograph
Permanent Collections for the “SUBCONSCIOUS DUALITIES” series:
Art in Embassies Program U.S. Department of State
Mills College Art Museum
In these works of art, I am concerned with releasing images from the subconscious and bringing them to awareness as symbolic projections. In this exploration of the inner world, I observe, react to and motivate the actions of the outer drama. In my use of this mental imagery, an imagery submerged in emotion and perception, the three Lithographs (“Acceptance and Rebellion”, “Repression and Expression”, “Connection and Isolation”) relate the ambiguity of the human condition and the contradictions, dualities or polarities of the social and psychological situations which are indicative of society. These images transcend the confines of the familiar, and in uniting external and internal worlds of reality, establish a relationship with the viewer of a unique visualization.”
Connection and Isolation
In the realm of human relations, one may choose to journey outward, in search of the identity of others – at
the risk of losing the self, or one may choose to embark on an inward journey, a search for the self – at the sacrifice of the others. I n any case, one remains vulnerable, whether it be to the critical eyes of a society intolerant of non-conform ity, or to th e inside eye of the self-imposed judge and jury.”