http://www.anneliarms.com/
Dragonfly (Detail)
Polyurethane, wire, acrylics, epoxy
36"x110"x80"
Polyurethane, wire, acrylics, epoxy
36"x110"x80"
Owl
2-pl etch. Scraped aquatint, carborundum
24"x18" plate size
2-pl etch. Scraped aquatint, carborundum
24"x18" plate size
Anneli Arms has always been a questioning soul. The 72-year-old artist has never been interested in painting picture-perfect flowers or idealistic landscapes. Instead, her haunting sculptural work ponders some of life's bigger questions: Who are we? What are we? Are we nothing? Are we something? Where does it all begin and where does it end?
(Courtesy of http://www.anneliarms.com/
The intricate detail and awesomeness of her pieces are sheer talent to put it mildly. Not sure if the word beautiful would do her sculptures any justice but you find yourself taken back by pieces like her fully-in-flight dragonfly (above), the whimsical almost Edgar Allen Poe illustration-like head sculpture in dark grey, and the haunting depths of her owl print (above).
Difficult not to be inspired when graced with such mastery. And so carrying on, putting the flashbacks into play as one rewinds the video highlights, I bid you adieu... for now.
Thank you Anneli (and John) Arms and Kenny for welcoming us into your space, your world, your story. WOW!!!
To say the least... what a FANTASTIC experience a la Bridgehampton.
We shall return...
More things included a day on Cameron Beach, dining at Pierre's, and browsing/shopping at SURevolution. The balance of this post is found at www.facebook.com/saudially in the notes section.
2 comments:
Anneli Arms is a wonderful artist who creates images that are somewhere in our dream state, where some of our fears dwell. Arms exhibits in my gallery,
The Sirens' Song in Greenport, NY. She will have work featured in "What's on Your Plate" an exhibit that benefits the Peconic Land Trust and The North Fork
Reform Synagogue. As part of The North Fork Foodie Tour on September 13, and in a continuing group exhibit all about what and how we eat, in the gallery at 516 Main Street through October. For information call Caroline Waloski 631-477-1021
Thanks Caroline... will definitely spread the word and visit the exhibition. Sounds lovely... especially since the title is a play on food (for the inner foodie in me). Brilliant Cause!!!
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