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Here is some content as we have entered into the first Sunday of Lent. Practices and devotionals to come each day this week for us to follow along together! -------------------------------------------------- LOOK: Henri Matisse is considered one of the founders of fauvism (pronounced “FO-vizum”). He was called a fauve (French for “wild beast”) because of his use of bold, bright colors and fierce brushwork. The Australian painter, John Russell, had introduced Matisse to the Impressionists, color theory, and the work of Russell’s friend, Vincent Van Gogh – and Matisse took away a new sense of liberty to experiment with color and composition. The driving idea was to move away from the longstanding convention of mimicking or reproducing the colors and forms of the world as they appear to the eye alone (after all, the new technology of photography was doing that quite well). And instead, the “fauves” sought to create paintings pervaded by the painter’s emotional response to the world. This wasn’t so much a shift away from “realism” as a shift in what the painter was being “realistic” about: the fauvists sought to present not merely a realistic image of a given scene, but rather a realistic image of the painter’s emotional interaction with that scene. In other words, for Matisse, a work of art is an act of communication, at once expressing and evoking an emotional, thoughtful reaction.
As we enter Lent we enter another phase of devotionals and practices. The content below is introduction material as we enter into this time. Reflect on Ash Wednesday this week, with us entering into our first Sunday in Lent here in a few days. We will have devotionals and practices posted each day for us to follow along online together!
The story of the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt takes new significance as I consider not only the experiences of dear ones around the world, but also my own ancestors. My piece focuses on a parent’s desperate grip of their child’s hand as they escape a despot’s fiery wrath, possibly in the dead of night. The colors subtly recall the Pan-African, Palestinian, and Sudanese flags. I remember those left behind, and the lower part of the composition depicts the anguish of mothers whose children were not spared. —from the artist statement for “Stay With Me” by Rev. T. Denise Anderson (@tdandersonart) | @sanctifiedart
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