Prior Commissioned work
The subject matter was
somewhat difficult to compose together, in the beginning. A summation of both classes, because there
had been so much information with so many questions going in and an even
greater amount upon the conclusion of the two, I had to think objectively and
with abstraction as well. So after a few
weeks of letting the idea percolate, as you so cleverly put it, I came up with
an idea. I even looked into the word
percolate and surprisingly, what I gathered was "..to extract the
essence," so I choose the subject matter of kids sharing ice cream.
This just really got to the root of everything and
was simple enough to make enough of a splash that the reverbs within the heart
of the message will echo continuously throughout time. With
that in mind, I looked for an image that contained a bit of that
"essence" and how fitting in which I found a reference photo so
intricate with intermixing, that it
obtained different genders and races all compacted into this one picture of a
little girl and a little boy sharing ice cream.
The awesome that is already prevalent in the child before the
indoctrination of a shared and possibly biased ideology. Engineered
with gender specificity in mind, as children are adopted into gender
specific roles at very early ages, I wanted to highlight the colors of their
shirts as the process of socialization had already begun, but only to the point
of apparel, as innocence and impartiality still remained. Notice the expression upon the kids faces,
which is always open to interpretation within any art form, but to me, the only
concern is getting enough ice cream, or rather getting a taste.
Powerful and profound I found the image, and immediately
I knew I had to transform this concept into a painting infused with my own
style and spirit (and quite possibly a few bits of my cat's hair). Which I'm quite sure if you look closely
enough, you will find all three! :)
Thank you Deb for this opportunity and for opening my
eyes to the world, society and a purpose driven future. You told us truth, exposed our history and in
doing so, moved me into a position to make an impact!
~ I deeply respect and
admire you, sincerely, Jamie Rodgers
Jesus said, "Let the little
children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven
belongs to such as these."
*note Professor Deb Bishop @ LCC, has dared to become the one of the few people in my life who not only revealed to me truth, but showed me how to adjust my sails. Here is to
new horizons! |
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