I have a piece in this group exhibition at Curious Matter in conjuction with the
Jersey City Free Public Library
WE DREAM of Arcadia. Whether it’s called Eden or Shangri-la, we long for a verdant and fecund place where food comes without toil and peace fills our days. Some cultures have taken a more proactive approach to attaining this dream and set aside land to build their own Arcadias. Persian paradise gardens and the Italian Renaissance Mannerist gardens were attempts, by those with the means, to create a place separate from the dreary drudgeries of life. Extravagant fountains and statuary complemented clipped hedges and trellised vines, all surrounded by a wall to protect the sanctuary.
Not all gardens were so grand and ornamental. Medieval monastery gardens could be intimate in scale and cultivated solely for food and medicinals. The plants themselves being the most vital component. For most life on Earth, plants are the base of the food chain. Their importance is nearly absolute. Relying upon the plentiful light of the sun for survival, plants create their own food. Often they produce more than they need at any one time. These stored reserves feed the rest of life on Earth. Roots, stems, leaves, seeds and fruit are all exploited by the diversity of living things to obtain their own nourishment for survival.
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THE ARTISTS
CURIOUS MATTER
Lasse Antonsen
Aaron Beebe
Ewelina Bochenska
Arthur Bruso
Robyn Ellenbogen
Stephanie Guillen
Jamie Isaia
Kit Lagreze
Richard Lapham
Ross Bennett Lewis
Joe Lugara
Sabina Magnus
Marianne McCarthy
Julie McHargue
Joan Mellon
Vikki Michalios
Raymond E. Mingst
Robert Mullenix
Samantha Persons
Gilda Pervin
Robert Schatz
Corinne Schulze
Leona Strassberg Steiner
Margaret Withers
THE JERSEY CITY
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Lasse Antonsen
Kristi Arnold
Jessica Baker
Aileen Bassis
Greg Brickey
Eileen Ferara
Jessie Horning
Richard Lapham
Joe Lugara
Sabina Magnus
Anthony Heinz May
Sarah Pfohl
Debra Regh
Aaron Beebe
Ewelina Bochenska
Arthur Bruso
Robyn Ellenbogen
Stephanie Guillen
Jamie Isaia
Kit Lagreze
Richard Lapham
Ross Bennett Lewis
Joe Lugara
Sabina Magnus
Marianne McCarthy
Julie McHargue
Joan Mellon
Vikki Michalios
Raymond E. Mingst
Robert Mullenix
Samantha Persons
Gilda Pervin
Robert Schatz
Corinne Schulze
Leona Strassberg Steiner
Margaret Withers
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Kristi Arnold
Jessica Baker
Aileen Bassis
Greg Brickey
Eileen Ferara
Jessie Horning
Richard Lapham
Joe Lugara
Sabina Magnus
Anthony Heinz May
Sarah Pfohl
Debra Regh
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