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Feasts for the Eyes

 

exhibiting artists

Ken Arnold
Roger Beattie
Kathrin Burleson
Mary Anne Carley
Dennis Di Vicenzo
Lorna Effler
Paul Fromberg
Susan Goff
Janice Holman
Moses Hoskins
Ann Kim
Judy Gibson King
Audrey Lee
Mary Mayer
Nicole Maynard
Judith McManis
Zachary Roesemann
Claudia Smith
Patricia Smith
Kathy Thaden
Susan Tilt
Barbi Tinder
Vanessa Wells
Jeff Wunrow

curator's statement

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Sunday
by Roger Beattie
Acryllic, 2007, 24" x 30"

Jubilate Deos – A day of jubilation with hands raised in joy of the glorious resurrection.  What could more appropriately express this type of joy than the exuberance of the Gospel singer on Easter morning? 

I selected the Gospel singer because it visually expresses praise; the shout for joy is projected from her uplifting voice.  The emphasis is on the large hands with fingers fully extended to express the sensation of lifting towards the heavens.  The expressive mouth is in a shouting position rather than singing to express the shout for joy.  The Gospel singer is depicted still with the dark Lenten purple robe and has her hands raised high in praise of the resurrected Jesus. The visualization is that the singer just heard of the resurrection news and did not have time to discard the Lenten garb.  The Lenten colors will be replaced by colors of joy and hope as indicted by the bright white and yellow of the background and the small touch of blue on each side is to indicate the hope of the resurrection.

Community: St. Paul’s Church, Concord New Hampshire
Email: roger.beattie@unh.edu

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