Day 198

Salvador Salort-Pons: Inspired by Velasquez and the Interconnection of Stories Graphite on paper We need to tell our stories because sometimes all it takes is hearing a story–and seeing the subsequent connections–to gain the courage to tell our own. It was cold, it was dark, and the rest of the museum was closed. My family…

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Day 168

Transcendence and the Two Nadias: Inspired by Henri Matisse’s “Nadia” Acrylic on printer ink on paper Art gathers memories and touches our lives, and even defies time. When I was 12, I visited the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) with my family. It was one of many visits, and it was there that we saw…

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