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Light & Darkness

August 13, 2017

This post contributed by Tianna Lewis.

Diana Lo MeiHing, Undressing the Moon, mixed media
Diana Lo MeiHing, Undressing the Moon, mixed media

As our planet spins on it’s axis, we transition between light and darkness. This rhythm of night and day is so fundamental to our experience that it’s easy to take for granted. This is why the upcoming eclipse is so captivating; it undermines the natural order. Even though day will only turn to night for seven minutes, we’ve been talking about it all year. Artists have taken this duality as a primary subject since the earliest civilizations, and probably always will.

Agnes Kovacs, Waiting, acrylic
Agnes Kovacs, Waiting, acrylic
Fasai Streed, Event Horizon, oil
Fasai Streed, Event Horizon, oil
Kelly Orr, Align, mixed media
Kelly Orr, Align, mixed media
Leslie Ebert, Yearning, photography
Leslie Ebert, Yearning, photography
Don Bishop, Transition to Light, acrylic
Don Bishop, Transition to Light, acrylic
Diane Avio-Augee, Sundrop, oil on canvas
Diane Avio-Augee, Sundrop, oil on canvas
Rhonda Grudenic, Crossings, oil on panel
Rhonda Grudenic, Crossings, oil on panel
Stephen Kekule, Sunset at the Beach with a Full Moon Rising, acrylic
Stephen Kekule, Sunset at the Beach with a Full Moon Rising, acrylic
Jon Jay Cruson, Vista 2, acrylic
Jon Jay Cruson, Vista 2, acrylic
Susan McKinnon, Into the Night, acrylic on canvas
Susan McKinnon, Into the Night, acrylic on canvas
Alexandria Levin, Sunshine, oil
Alexandria Levin, Sunshine, oil
Candace Primack, Looking for Light in the Darkness II, mixed media
Candace Primack, Looking for Light in the Darkness II, mixed media
Molly Cliff Hilts, Butterfly Sunday, oil and wax
Molly Cliff Hilts, Butterfly Sunday, oil and wax
Gary Anderson, Morning and Night, acrylic
Gary Anderson, Morning and Night, acrylic
Paul Joseph Lucas, Moonlight, oil on canvas
Paul Joseph Lucas, Moonlight, oil on canvas
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