Mimi Herrera-Pease
Ignited
LA Art party.com
Mimi Herrera-Pease’s artwork titled Ignited was inspired by an experience she had back in August of 2020. Her Santa Cruz community was put on alert due to a terrible wildfire. “The skies were smoky brown with black, raining ash. As the sun set, the color of the sky was eerie yet beautiful.” Thankfully, her house was spared, while 86,500 acres burned and 911 homes were destroyed in the surrounding areas. “It was terrifying to think that I could lose everything. The piece captures the visual spectacle and the feelings associated with uncertainty and fear that I experienced.” https://www.mimiherrerapease.com/
Ignited, 2020, Oil on canvas, 16 × 16 in, 40.6 × 40.6 cm
Sandra Bertrand
Deana Lawson at the Guggenheim – The Black Lens Transformed
highbrowmagazine.com
“Art is the lie that enables us to see the truth.” The quote is by Pablo Picasso, but the photographer that personifies the philosophy is Deana Lawson. The 2020 winner of the prestigious Hugo Boss prize—the first photographer to be so honored—is turning perceptions of what it means to be Black on its head in her current show, “Centropy” at the Guggenheim Museum. But how does she do it? And how do we see it? Full article.
