Judith
McManis
Uzziah's Dream
Fabric banner, rod-mounted
44 x 66 inches
The imagery
of this event is so abundant and compelling! I have responded
to it with several works over the years. The background fabric
called me to engage it again and create this banner.
Rendered as dream-like phrases, this familiar quotation from
Isaiah 6:1-8 floats in the mind/vision of the viewer, outside
the logic and predictability of wakefulness. Colors allude to
various intensities of involvement, with warm colors
expressing the panic/amazement/relief responses to the action
of the scene. All takes place in the confusion of a
smoke-filled environment in which nothing seems clear — until
the voice of the Lord is heard...
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