Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez created headlines around the globe with her Tax the Rich Dress worn at the 2021 Met Gala.
The socially provocative dress was designed by Aurora James who said in the New York Times: Listen, it would be a lot easier to go to the Met Gala and just wear a really beautiful dress and look really beautiful and have a good time. But that was not her intention, right? Her intention was to take a conversation that’s largely existing in working-class communities and bring it into rooms where that conversation might be a little bit more uncomfortable. It’s not easy to show up in a room like that, with a statement like that.
There’s a lot of people who gain access to rooms like that and are too afraid to rock the boat."
My painting celebrates AOC, Aurora James, and everyone rocking the boat. Thanks to everyone who commented on and enjoyed the painting at @theotherartfair
#theotherartfair #theotherartfairla #art #artshow #la #losangeles #laartshow #laart #collectart #artcollector #artfair #santamonica #AOC #metgala #taxtherich
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Good Morning California! pic.twitter.com/TcWG1runvA
— Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) September 15, 2021
The Democratic victory in the California recall certainly seems to go some way toward vindicating the core insights that emerged from this recent conversation with @Redistrict: https://t.co/kfjJKSdmx0
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 15, 2021
Contemplating a vast, formless infinity: Wanderer above a Sea of Mist, by Caspar David Friedrich, 1818. He was born on this day in 1774. pic.twitter.com/j2B7U4Dxsj
— Dr. Peter Paul Rubens (@PP_Rubens) September 5, 2021
Hope that you have had a marvelous #WorldElephantDay !
Posted are in process images of my latest elephant inspired painting. I support the efforts of the @sheldricktrust as they strive to create a world that believes all elephants deserve to roam wild and free, safe from harm. Not just on #WorldElephantDay, but each and every day.
As those who follow me know, I first became aware of the fragile nature of our planet as an elementary school student. For Christmas one year, I asked my parents for the book “Wildlife in Danger” published by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) They are still an important organization providing information, plans, and hope for our endangered earth. Worried about the environment as a kid, I drew pictures of animals constantly. Now I am bringing out a series of paintings, to be exhibited at @theotherartfair in Los Angeles at Barker Hangar in September 2021, that shed light on climate change, the beauty of the natural world, and our place with other species.
Notes on Technique:
Ghosts of earlier ideas appear within my artworks and combine with other transparent moments to create a semblance of movement, of time passing. I build a combination of shadow and illumination in each painting to create a sensation of light emanating from the work. I work with oil paint and usually create at least one color in each painting from ground pigments mixed by hand with linseed oil. Linseed oil has the propensity to grow more transparent with age and visible traces of earlier painted marks gradually appear because of this tendency — called pentimenti. I embrace this eventual outcome in my work and incorporate planned and unplanned pentimenti in my process.
#art #elephants #climate #environment #SantaMonica #artistsoninstagram #Africa
School for baby #elephants as our caregivers lead the herd into the forest. Our Nursery is currently home to an influx of rescued orphaned baby elephants. Learn how we are caring for them at: https://t.co/EFwBlLAgW7 pic.twitter.com/Io3G5t57Z3
— Sheldrick Wildlife (@SheldrickTrust) November 22, 2021
