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Howard and Roberta Ahmanson visit Olafur Eliasson’s “Room for one colour (1997)” at the National Gallery in London. The immersive installation is the final work in the exhibition “Monochrome: Painting in Black and White” curated by Jennifer Slivka and sponsored by the Ahmansons'. The exhibition spans seven centuries and includes 50 works by artists who have—in most cases—deliberately turned to monochrome in their art, whether it me black and white paintings, grisaille drawings, yellow and black stained glass, or a room filled with yellow light.
One of the attributes of God himself is Beauty.  Not something sentimental or a means of setting standards to exclude work that doesn’t fit our social or intellectual paradigms, but rather that experience we enjoy when a work of art or the way the light hits the water gives us a deeper and rewarding, even if painful, glimpse into the nature of reality and of our lives. Beyond that, the Bible teaches that human beings are made in the image of God. That means, first off, that we are beautiful. It also means that, as God created the universe in all its glory, we, too, are creators. So, art works are tangible expressions of God’s work in us and in the world. And, we are part of the wonder of it all. Collections bear witness to the Beauty and the extravagance of the universe and the God who created it.
*This art is intended for educational purposes only. It is a representative sample of the Ahmansons' collection. Copyrights belong to the artists.*
Garden Flowers

Garden Flowers

Jefferson, Craig

Oil on panel

2024

Scottish

Firenze, Santa Maria Novella

Firenze, Santa Maria Novella

Brunetti, Markus

Archival pigment print

2023

Italian

A12

A12

Puusemp, Ephraim

Ink on bristol

2019

American

E8

E8

Hansen, Channing

Alpaca, California Variegated Mutant (Hope), California Variegated Mutant (Myth), California Variegated Mutant (Pierson), Lionhead (Beatrix & derek), Romedate (January), Romeldale (Osage), and Romney (Korbin) fibers, Mawata silk and Tussah silk, holographic polymers, pearl dust, and photo-luminescent recycled polyester, banana cellulose, legume cellulose, pineapple fiber, rose cellulose, and Sequoioideae Redwood

2019

American

G11

G11

Puusemp, Ephraim

Ink on bristol

2019

American

Highland

Highland

Zhang, Miranda Fengyuan

Textile

2021

Chinese

Hou Hou Hou

Hou Hou Hou

Nassar, Jordan

Hand-embroidered cotton on cotton

2020

American

Aztec Vase and Carpet #8

Aztec Vase and Carpet #8

Woodman, Betty

Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, laquer, and acrylic paint

2015

American

The Ladder

The Ladder

Freeman Bentley, Anna

Oil and acrylic on canvas

2018

British

Pose (States of Water)

Pose (States of Water)

Lapin, Annie

Acrylic, oil, and oil stick on linen

2022

American

Joshua Elliott, Muscogee (Creek), Broken Arrow, OK

Joshua Elliott, Muscogee (Creek), Broken Arrow, OK

Dodds, Kieran

Giclée pigment print on Hahnemuhle archival paper

2024

Scottish

My Shadow: the underground man

My Shadow: the underground man

Groen, Ale

Acrylic paint, tape, pencil on plywood

2024

Canadian

Regal Farlands

Regal Farlands

Hicks, Sheila

Wool, silk, and metallic fiber

2016

American

Caryatid

Caryatid

Hawkinson, Tim

India ink on Yupo paper

2020

American

Jinny

Jinny

Walker, Caroline

Oil on linen

2019

Scottish

Vase (Painted)

Vase (Painted)

Büttner, Andrea

Hand-blown glass

2021

German

Exclusive

Exclusive

Freeman Bentley, Anna

Oil and acrylic on canvas

2017

British

Border

Border

Sime, Elias

Electrical components on panel

2018

African

Stell, Borders

Stell, Borders

Dodds, Kieran

Archival photographic print

2023

Scottish

St. Obed

St. Obed

Tramaine, Genesis

Acrylic, oil sticks, oil pastels, Puddy and the Holy Spirit

2021

American

Tenta Cherkos

Tenta Cherkos

Dodds, Kieran

Archival photographic print
Edition 1 of 3 + AP

2018

Scottish

La Bague de Roxane

La Bague de Roxane

Padeu, Marc

Acrylic on canvas

2023

African

Ars Moriendi: The Good Death

Ars Moriendi: The Good Death

Spransy, Linnéa Gabriella

Acrylic on canvas

2023

American

Untitled

Untitled

Wagner, Merrill

Masking tape on paper

1976

American

Abram III

Abram III

Paul, Zoë

Wool and thread on found fridge grill

2016

South African

Lit by the Orange Fire

Lit by the Orange Fire

Freeman Bentley, Anna

Oil on canvas

2022

British

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