09/11/2025
What can art say about life? Seattle's art love salon has a wall of narrative multifigurative works that remind us of the panoply of human experience: the small moments that make up the fabric of everyday life and the moments that we remember forever. Many of them speak about the many forms of love: the love of caring for a sick child, or that of romantic struggle, love for a lost parent; or love for our friends. And, the victory of love.
Many of these moments we share with others, and some belong only to ourselves. The narrative wall its my greatest curatorial achievement. It is composed of work by numerous artists and it was inspired by Andrew Conru's vision for the show, which has hundreds of contemporary figurative art works by a hundred artists from around the pacific northwest. And, all of it is spectacular. It's the biggest show of its kind, probably anywhere. It reminds us that there has been a cultural revolution in the arts, a grassroots rennaissance happening in the Pacific Northwest and in numerous places around the world.
When art reflects our humanity, we respond to it, with joy and laughter and hugs, and it becomes a way to connect with each other. We are better for it.
