Excavating Solid Courage:
I am excavating solid courage,
Ambivalent spiralling,
Pushing in the direction of clarity.
I am contemplating,
Unfolding the balance,
Containing nurturing love,
Shaping me.
- detail of work on paper for the Florence Biennale 2009
Ps: I am enjoying this artist-weekend-takeover on Instagram!
Website art.co.za and Instagram account takeover:
“#artcozatakeover #artistweekend on Instagram sees us collaborate with artists, galleries, curators, etc. and give them full access to our Art.co.za Instagram account over a weekend. Through this we hope to grow and promote your Instagram audience and boost engagement with your art”.
"The main aim is to give audiences a behind-the-scenes look into your world. For example: images of artwork progress, studio images, artworks, inspiration, art classes, etc".
My takeover will be from today; Thursday 19 January from 15:00 until Sunday 23 January at 15:00.
Thank you Marilyn and Johnny!
“I paint in order to make sense of my life, to manipulate various chaotic fragments of information and impulse into some sort of order, through which I can glimpse a hint of meaning. I am an agnostic humanist possessed of religious curiosity who regards making artworks as akin to alchemy. To use inert matter on an inert surface to convey real energy and presence seems to me a magical and privileged way of living out my days”. - Judith Mason 2004
Happy New Year world!
May your 2017 be filled with abundance, creativity, energy, balance, courage, hope, joy, trust, good health, unconditional love, clarity, respect and gratitude! Yes, I know, it is a mouthful but choose at least one word as an affirmation and go for it!
Enjoy!
Warmly
Natasja
It is impossible to verbalize the enormity of the loss of the South African artist Judith Mason.
Thank you for your words of encouragement and wisdom over the years.
www.judithmason.com