From a beautiful book I just received:
"'After 9/11, artists were doing dark and depressing works, I just wanted to do a 180'. In doing so Beane made an affirmative statement about life. These photographs reflect the deeply felt human need not merely to survive but to make something worthwhile out of life, even under the bleakest circumstances." A. Janson about photographer Christopher Beane.
It reminded me of when I was at Berkeley during the Vietnam War protests -- and feeling that we must also (in addition to protesting) continue to paint -- to create beauty -- that beauty in the world must prevail.
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