The year is 2021: as I sit in the studio contemplating the status of the world, with the pandemic, wars, and natural disasters, I wonder what an artist can do at this seemingly hopeless time. As a grantee who received the NYSCA 2020 individual artist grant (SCR – Statewide Community Regrants) at one of the most challenging times in human history—seeing large numbers of businesses, schools, museums and galleries shut down—the only reasonable venue seems to be online presence. I have scheduled an online art show, online interview, a publication, and open studios this year. The intention of my projects is to reflect and communicate with the general public around a central question: What is the role of an artist in the midst of chaos, sorrow, and confusion? I approach this question by examining my participation in society as a citizen and artist.
This initial project contains web presentations, video clips, social media interactions. It has three main topics:
1. Communication with Nature – presenting artworks reflecting on nature and relating to nature;
2. Communication with Tradition – tracing the lineage of my cultural background, both eastern and western ;
3. Communication with Mind – exploring the potential of our minds.
4. Regarding Time (2023 upcoming) – experiencing the time and timeless time through art; the awareness of mind-created time and space. The full moment of being here and now.
- This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Grant program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by The Arts Center of the Capital Region.
