Day 3675: Art and Thomas

"Invasion": watercolor

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"While at the Art Institute of Chicago, I saw something in a gallery I didn't expect and it blew my mind. On the floor, there was a pile of candy. Commercially available candy. In a pile. This was intended to be 175 pounds of candy, which it clearly wasn't. Apparently there had been a lot of visitors with a sweet tooth.

 

The size and shape of the pile changes as people take whatever pieces they want.  They replenish the candy several times a week according to the security guard I chatted up about it. 

 

But when I googled the artist I found something I could barely believe...

Felix Gonzalez-Torres has done many pieces of art like this, including the green candy one below, that   sold in 2015 for 7.7 million dollars.  Yes, 50 pounds of loose green wrapped candy for 7.7 million.

 

What's my takeaway from this? That not everyone will understand or "get" your art and that's okay.

 

More importantly, I am reminded that we each get to define what art is to us. So next time you have any doubt whatsoever that what you're making is art, just remember that somewhere in a museum there's a big pile of candy. Since that's art, then what you are creating is art too!"

Carolyn Dube, acolorfuljourney.com

 

 

 

Home with the Superheroes in Henderson, NV.

When my three Grandson's were little we spent a considerable amount of time watching Thomas the Tank Engine on television. A sweet, appealing series for youngsters and their grandparents.

  

I happened to read today that everyone's favorite anthropomorphic railway locomotive has a new friend! The long-running children's show "Thomas and Friends" is introducing its first autistic character. 

 

Bruno the brake car loves puns and rail schedules (same, Bruno). He also has a lantern to indicate his emotional state and ear defenders that can puff steam if he feels sensitive to loud noises. The new series regular will be voiced by autistic actors Chuck Smith, 10, and Elliot Garcia, 9, in the US and the UK, respectively. Mattel developed the character of Bruno with the help of autistic writers and organizations in the United States and Europe, including the Autism Self Advocacy Network and the UK's National Autistic Society.

 

Elliott Garcia voices Bruno the Brake Car in the UK version of "Thomas & Friends."

Garcia, from Reading, England, expressed his delight at winning the role, adding that he was “really excited and happy” about autistic characters being represented in the beloved animated series. “He (Bruno) is funny, smart, and he’s a very relaxed character. He can get really overwhelmed, he can get worried, and he uses comedy to get past situations,” Garcia said of the character. Garcia also said he can relate to Bruno’s ear defenders “because if there’s a really loud noise, I can’t cope. I have to think of new strategies, same as Bruno.”

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disability caused by differences in the brain. People with autism can have social and communication difficulties as well as repetitive behaviors or restricted interests.
In a 2017 report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that over 2% of US adults were living with autism.

“It’s also important that non-autistic children get insight and understanding into what it can be like to be autistic.”

 

 

 

 

A 2+ minute video, Zizipho Poswa, here.

 

Just because ...

 

 

Imperial Cormorant

 

Smiles for Sunday ...

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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