Comments on: Remembrance of things past: Art that pays its respects http://www.artscatter.com/general/remembrance-of-things-past-art-that-pays-its-respects/ a Portland-centric arts and culture blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:43:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: sherrie wolf http://www.artscatter.com/general/remembrance-of-things-past-art-that-pays-its-respects/comment-page-1/#comment-8579 sherrie wolf Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:02:37 +0000 http://www.artscatter.com/?p=774#comment-8579 Bob, Thank you for your insightful words on the "Homage " show. I think you got what I am painting about in this work. Best regards, Sherrie Bob,

Thank you for your insightful words on the “Homage ” show. I think you got what I am painting about in this work.
Best regards, Sherrie

]]> By: MightyToyCannon http://www.artscatter.com/general/remembrance-of-things-past-art-that-pays-its-respects/comment-page-1/#comment-8548 MightyToyCannon Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:59:30 +0000 http://www.artscatter.com/?p=774#comment-8548 How interesting to compare the digested print version of this story compared to your more expansive perpective on the exhibit here. I appreciate hearing more of your personal voice in the longer version. I agree with your statement: "The urge to retreat into the verities of the past is strong, especially when you’re not sure about the present or the future." I would add that we also seem to have a strong urge to retreat into the mythologies of the past, feeling nostalgic for an ersatz past that is comforting because it feels familiar even if it is not drawn from our own experience. How interesting to compare the digested print version of this story compared to your more expansive perpective on the exhibit here. I appreciate hearing more of your personal voice in the longer version.

I agree with your statement: “The urge to retreat into the verities of the past is strong, especially when you’re not sure about the present or the future.” I would add that we also seem to have a strong urge to retreat into the mythologies of the past, feeling nostalgic for an ersatz past that is comforting because it feels familiar even if it is not drawn from our own experience.

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