Art is Moving had a conversation with recent JFK Master of Fine Arts Graduate Gail Weissman. Her work combines landscape, abstract expressionism and the psychology of the earth and our own minds.
After the installation of my MFA show I literally sat on the ground in a corner and absorbed it all. i did this daily until the show opened. I am not kidding. It was an amazing moment in my life. To breath into a space that I created an environment of aesthetics, mystery, and knowing.
For me the space that I created was no longer about me.
At my opening I was a total observer as folks dwelled into my work. At times they would ask me my vision….but mostly I was a witness to their experience. I guess that is what I love about my gallery space is it activates others response in my work. I am just conduit…
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Lisa Rasmussen
After the installation of my MFA show I literally sat on the ground in a corner and absorbed it all. i did this daily until the show opened. I am not kidding. It was an amazing moment in my life. To breath into a space that I created an environment of aesthetics, mystery, and knowing.
For me the space that I created was no longer about me.
At my opening I was a total observer as folks dwelled into my work. At times they would ask me my vision….but mostly I was a witness to their experience. I guess that is what I love about my gallery space is it activates others response in my work. I am just conduit…
Anonymous
Why is there always whale song in the background of interviews?
Lisa Rasmussen
Thank you for the whale sound comment..
I am so intrigued by Whales communication process.
is the sound quality or metaphor?
You have made me very curious…
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