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LOOKING
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
Jefferson, Craig
Oil on panel
2024
Scottish
Firenze, Santa Maria Novella
Brunetti, Markus
Archival pigment print
2023
Italian
A12
Puusemp, Ephraim
Ink on bristol
2019
American
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
Puusemp, Ephraim
Ink on bristol
2019
American
Highland
Zhang, Miranda Fengyuan
Textile
2021
Chinese
Hou Hou Hou
Nassar, Jordan
Hand-embroidered cotton on cotton
2020
American
Aztec Vase and Carpet #8
Woodman, Betty
Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, laquer, and acrylic paint
2015
American
The Ladder
Freeman Bentley, Anna
Oil and acrylic on canvas
2018
British
Pose (States of Water)
Lapin, Annie
Acrylic, oil, and oil stick on linen
2022
American
Joshua Elliott, Muscogee (Creek), Broken Arrow, OK
Dodds, Kieran
Giclée pigment print on Hahnemuhle archival paper
2024
Scottish
My Shadow: the underground man
Groen, Ale
Acrylic paint, tape, pencil on plywood
2024
Canadian
Regal Farlands
Hicks, Sheila
Wool, silk, and metallic fiber
2016
American
Caryatid
Hawkinson, Tim
India ink on Yupo paper
2020
American
Jinny
Walker, Caroline
Oil on linen
2019
Scottish
Vase (Painted)
Büttner, Andrea
Hand-blown glass
2021
German
Exclusive
Freeman Bentley, Anna
Oil and acrylic on canvas
2017
British
Border
Sime, Elias
Electrical components on panel
2018
African
Stell, Borders
Dodds, Kieran
Archival photographic print
2023
Scottish
St. Obed
Tramaine, Genesis
Acrylic, oil sticks, oil pastels, Puddy and the Holy Spirit
2021
American
Tenta Cherkos
Dodds, Kieran
Archival photographic print
Edition 1 of 3 + AP
2018
Scottish
La Bague de Roxane
Padeu, Marc
Acrylic on canvas
2023
African
Ars Moriendi: The Good Death
Spransy, Linnéa Gabriella
Acrylic on canvas
2023
American
Untitled
Wagner, Merrill
Masking tape on paper
1976
American
Abram III
Paul, Zoë
Wool and thread on found fridge grill
2016
South African
Lit by the Orange Fire
Freeman Bentley, Anna
Oil on canvas
2022
British
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