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"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, There is a field. I'll meet you there.."
-Rumi
Dear Reader,
I pray you are well.
I was recently talking to a friend who is also an artist and in our conversation, she said that she thinks I have a more expansive view about art than she does. Later, in a conversation with my sister, she gave me a definition/ her definition of a painting. She asked, “does it have a stroke?” Turns out she and I also have different definitions of what “painting” is. Whether or not a painting has a stroke never occurred to me as a qualifier.
The words “in an open field” have been permeating within me over the course of this week. So, I thought to meander in this field I call art and explore its openness in order to begin to address the term “art” and what I mean when I use its name.
Read my new blog post Art in An Open Field. It's kind of a poem, kind of a manifesto about art. It's written with lots of love and you could also call it my ode to art, so please enjoy. In the midst of the every day doings of making art, when I take a step back from the rapture, I also like to take a moment to express that I really love and am grateful for art - whatever it is, I love it - especially for it's openness.
While you're on my site, feel free to peruse it overall to see some new studio pics and documentation. My studio looks different every week as things happen, creativity emerges, and things get made.
Lastly, if you are an educator, curator, and/ or community organizer, we’ve created a short and easy form for you to request my participation in your exhibitions, events or to inquire about particular artworks here.
With Peace,
Nsenga Knight
www.nsengaknight.com
Caption: A self-portrait of artist Nsenga Knight in her Queens Museum studio where she is an Artist in Residence and 2022-2024 In Situ Fellow. Artworks on her studio wall include (l-r_ Tawaf/ Sa'y: Mankind, Square One, Tawaf/ Sa'y: Only, Plateau #1, and her Fitra: Amber series
P.S. If you are new to my artwork or want to dig deeper, visit my website or blog here to read and see more.
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