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i was first introduced to her work at an exhibit i went to for a gallery class i took two semesters ago. i almost skipped class the day we went, but iām so glad i didnāt. the moment i walked into the gallery, i was overwhelmed with emotion, which i felt the need to suppress in the chronically quiet gallery space. i couldnāt believe such a sterile room was bursting with so much love in the form of corita kentās art.
most of my classmates didnāt experience this same connection with the work, with one of them going up to me and asking ādoesnāt this make you feel uncomfortable?ā which i, confused, responded concisely, āno, it doesnātā ā¦ i presumed she asked me that, because corita kent, or sister mary corita as she was known to many, was a nun, and a lot of her art did have religious connotations. the classmate who asked me this question, like me, is jewish, but i didnāt feel squeamish or weird around coritaās work.
strangely, i felt held, wholly understood. the religious aspects of her work may not resonate with me as a jew, but they resonate with me as a person who believes that art and words play a huge role in building and strengthening caring communities.
even if youāre someone that isnāt super religious, like me, i still urge you to check our coritaās work online (click the link!) and in person, if you live in LA where the corita art center is.
thank you for reading this far <3 lastly, iād like you to read the picture below, of corita kentās āten rulesā which she created in the 1960s for her students at immaculate heart college. these words were arranged by calligrapher david mekelburg and hung in her classroom at the time. one day, when i become a teacher, i hope to hang these words (and some of my own) in my classroom <3
Sep 23, 2024
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a recent peruse of the art library reminded me of lovely artist, educator... and CATHOLIC NUN corita kent, often described as "warhol's kindred spirit in the convent".
get with sister kent, i say this as a former catholic school girl.
Jan 24, 2024
I miss my grandma. She was such an amazing woman and artist. Very introspective. I love the way she looked at life. She would always notice the small unusual details with so much gratitude. I love her conceptual art projects of the 70ās. She once made a map of store fronts around San Francisco, creating a sort of scavenger hunt gallery, proving that art is all around us. Years later, I took the map and photographed what the store fronts turned intoā¦Ā
Feb 25, 2025
australian artist doing camera-less photography to create stunning works using roadkill, chemical reactions and natural elements on photosensitive surfaces. had so much trouble choosing which piece to showcase here bc not only is all her work beautiful but it makes me so, so emotional. if you ever have the pleasure of seeing her work in person, the titles read like poetry and are often written in graphite on the piece itself. for some reason, thatās really impactful to me. my favorite part is she gives the animals proper burials after theyāve served their purpose, giving them a sense of dignity. she often leaves traces of the animalās blood in the work and the cortisol from their bodies sometimes has unique reactions to the photosensitive chemicals. the environment and itās relationship to human infrastructure is a topic very near and dear to my heart so her artwork has left an immense impression on me. so thankful to live in a time where i can see stuff like this.
Oct 20, 2024
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the last word i wrote down in my list is maelstrom! i think i have like 100 words written down, some of them repeated without meaning to... i like words a lot and there are many i wish to remember and immortalize. whatās a word you never want to forget?
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i saw this cloud shaped like a bunny like a month ago and i think about her all the time
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