I think probably somewhere in history, some nosey Yenta on her porch once said, “behind every pictur

I think probably somewhere in history, some nosey Yenta on her porch once said, “behind every picture there lies a good, juicy story I can gossip about.” Sometimes the stories behind our pictures are modestly conservative interpretations of a so-called “truth” and sometimes what you see, on a lucky occasion, is EXACTLY what you get. The pictures we make, draw, imagine, interpret and reinterpret are not always what our eyes can visually see. Sometimes, the truths themselves lie buried in what is unseen, in what Immanuel Kant might have referenced as, “Accepted Beauty.” The flower is a perfect example of an accepted beauty. It is inherently beautiful and whether one likes a rose or not, one can agree that it is attractive. But excitingtly, the type of art I have always been drawn to is the kind that does not shackle its ankles to a construct of what the “framework” of beauty means. Perception is a confusing, double edged sword. It can either define everything for you outright or, on the opposite spectrum, seem like a kaleidoscopic instrument inside your anterior insula. After sitting with artist George Richman of Los Angeles, where he nestled over tiny sketches doodled on a sea of matchboxes, I was fascinated by the kaleidoscopic instrument he calls his eyes. George’s unique ability to take shape, color, spatial relationships and personalities transported me from my small wooden seat to the floating colored-washed sidewalks of his miniature dollhouse world. The longer you stare into his menagerie of forms, at the scrumptious details and textures in their environment, it’s as if there are even worlds inside his worlds. Stories inside his stories. 100′s and 100′s of microstories waiting to be told. Stories that will either harness a deep belly chuckle or just filet your gut alive. But as for George, an artist who arises to the spinning vinyl of Al Jarreau’s joyous “L is for Lover” and decompresses his brain to the Bach Brandenburg Concertos; I’d say his artwork has a more rich, juicy backstory that would send any Yenta on a baptismal crusade. What makes all of this so philosophically sexy has a hell of a lot to do with Richard’s humble composure. Nothing brings more joy than to meet an artist with a sense of humor, especially when the greatest gift of life is the gift of laughter. It’s interesting to know that the Baroque style Brandenburg Concertos by Bach utilized the widest spectrum of orchestral instruments and did so in the most daring of combinations. Some critiques of Bach elaborated that his choice to omit certain instruments in his arrangements were “unusual.” But if one looks into nature and what beauty really means, one will find that the “unusual” is somehow the most satisfying thing of all. Whatever challenges the mind and breaks the boundaries, whatever seeks to emulate the chaos and order all at once, paves way for art that tells the constructs to bugger off. Reality and art have a strange contractual agreement but Section C part ii. of that contract has an addendum which not even the artist or the creator can understand. It is a space in the contract that I always enjoy reading, where consciousness and deviance take a long stroll. I think artist George Richman could teach us all a thing or two, or maybe he’ll just sketch it out and leave it for your interpretation… if you dare.Support Award Winning Visual Artist George Richman! You can find George on instagram or taking over the worlds and worlds in which you think you see. Links below:https://www.instagram.com/gtrla/ -- source link

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