Duluth Whole, Acrylic, polymer emulsion with graphite and Caran d’Ache on Rives BFK paper, 40″ x 40″
122 Conversations: Person to Person, Art Beyond Borders is an artist-led project based on the art of engagement — art derived from the process of interconnection and cross-cultural dialogue. Organized by the Tweed Museum of Art and in collaboration with Duluth Sister Cities, International and University of Minnesota Duluth, School of Fine Arts, the project celebrates the combined 122 years of relationship with Duluth’s five sister Cities: R ania, Iraqi Kurdistan, V äxjö, Sweden, P etrozavodsk, Russia, Thunder Bay, Canada and O hara Isumi-City, Japan. The project is a catalyst for positive social change, one individual at a time.
These works span six years of planning and creating and 60 Skype or in person interviews involving ten residents from each of the six sister cities, including the mayor of each city. The large scale paintings were created in the studio were inspired by the spirited interview exchanges. The work chronicles the essence of human interaction through relational listening into palimpsest paintings and video. They are created to be hung in a variety of ways, rolled on top, puddled on the floor, rolled at the bottom, and the length is customizable. Some clients frame them while others hang them with grommets or pont magnets.
Inspired by Duluth for Russia
Inspired by Duluth for Sweden
Inspired by Duluth for Japan
Inspired by Ohara Isumi City
Inspired by Ohara Isumi City for Duluth
Inspired by Ohara Isumi City for Russia
Inspired by Ohara Isumi City for Japan
Inspired by Petrozavodsk for Russia
Inspired by Petrozavodsk for Sweden
Inspired by Petrozavodsk for Japan
Inspired by Petrozavodsk
Inspired by Rania for Russia
Inspired by Rania
Inspired by Thunder Bay for Duluth
Inspired by Thunder Bay for Russia
Inspired by Thunder Bay for Sweden
Inspired by Thunder Bay for Japan
Inspired by Växjö for Duluth
Inspired by Växjö for Sweden
Inspired by Växjö for Japan
Inspired by Växjö
Under the Night Sky for Duluth
United Under the Night Sky for Russia
United Under the Night Sky for Sweden
United Under the Night Sky for Japan
Vaxjo_Whole, 40 x 40, Acrylic, polymer emulsion with graphite and Caran d’Ache on Rives BFK paper