Existential Phenomenon of Love Between a Mother and Child I have a notion that visual idea abstractly told is a hallmark of visual intelligence. My love for abstract expressionism is partly dependent on the liberty such technique of visual expression gives me to tell a story, gives the artwork to morph into an organism with multiple sensory effects, and inspires the audience to relate to artworks in a manner that appeals to them. Mother and Child is a story, albeit visually told. The ink on the cardboard piece embodies the bond between Mother and Child. Stories like this resonate with everyone. It has a universal appeal, such that being told through the ages, by scholars, musicians, movies, and daily encounters, has not, for once, diminished its hold on the human psyche. To have painted this with full details I.e eyes, nose, etc would have disrupted the flow of its universal appeal, and limited what is larger than a race. The painting is a product of my th...
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