Dear Cloud Artist,
Thank you for agreeing to be inthe exhibition, “Clouds” at Lesley Heller Projects. I wanted to let you
know very far in advance that the dates for the exhibition are December 15th, 2013 through January 26th, 2014. No dimension should exceed 24 inches in any direction. The title of the exhibition is also its theme, to be taken seriously but not necessarily literally. I do hope we get some, but not all, actual depictions of clouds. Have a great summer.
I leave you with the following, sent to me by artist and friend, Paul D’Agostino:
THE STRANGER BY CHARLES BAUDELAIRE
Translated from the French by Paul D’gostino / Paris, Spring 2007
Tell me, you enigmatic man, whom do you love the most? Your father, your mother, your sister or your brother?
I have neither father, nor mother, nor sister, nor brother.
Your friends
You’re using a word whose meaning yet remains unknown to me.
Your homeland?
I ignore even the latitude where it is situated.
Beauty?
I would be happy to love her, goddess-like and immortal.
Gold?
I hate gold like you hate God.
Well then, what do you love, extraordinary stranger ?
I love the clouds– the clouds that pass– down there– over there– the marvelous clouds!
Note: I contributed the little painting pictured at the top of the post. It’s from a new series of 18 x 24 inch oil studies painted on hand-stretched canvas. Info: Sharon Butler, Rooftop structure, 2013, oil on hand-stretched canvas, 18 x 24 inches.
