The Art of Living
Art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer, too, and the eye of the storm… an arrest of attention in the midst of distraction.
-Saul Bellow
I had an interesting weekend. Lots of art, lots of struggle, lots of seeking that silence to create, despite the noise of struggle. Art is prayer and play, meditation and mess, distraction and definition.
Downtown, on Kenmare, near a friend’s house, is an installation of plexi circles linked together over a dome. Above is the view from underneath – a lovely fractured image.
Here’s the view from outside – like foam invading the city.
Later in the day, I saw bubble guns on Broadway, smaller versions of the sculpture in Petrosino Park.
So much good work to do, so much art to create. But sometimes in wandering around, art happens upon you and you are forced to pause, breathe deep and enjoy the tiny moments of peace.
Peace,
Melissa
