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.
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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. Copyright belongs to the artist.*
Reposition I
Wayan Novi
Acrylic and ballpoint on galvanized zinc
2017
INDONESIAN
Superman
Nathaniel Mary Quinn
Black charcoal, gouache, soft pastel, oil pastel, paint stick, acrylic gold leaf on Coventry Vellum paper
2018
AMERICAN
Reliquary #3: Catch
Amy Meissner
Vintage domestic, household linens, silk organza, wool, abandoned embroideries and quilts, found object. Machine pieced, hand embroidered and quilted
2015
AMERICAN
Of Seasons
Barry Krammes
Mixed media assemblage with wooden base
2018
AMERICAN
Siena, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, 2008-2017
Markus Brunetti
Archival pigment print, assemblage
2017
GERMAN
A-Z Cover Series: Subjective Composition (Rust and Gold Geometric)
Andrea Zittel
Textile
2012
AMERICAN
Ongoing Poem for A Thousand Years
Jian-Jun Zhang
Chinese ink, oil paint on rice paper
2010
CHINESE
Three Trees
Wu Yiming
Ink and watercolor on paper
2015
CHINESE
St. Nicholas of Myra
Kehinde Wiley
Oil on Canvas
2015
AMERICAN
Sleep Don’t Come Easy
Diedrick Brackens
Woven cotton, nylon, and chenille yarn
2016
AMERICAN
Portrait of a Venetian Nobleman
Jacobo Robusti Tintoretto
Oil on canvas
1500
ITALIAN
Flag for the New Garden Serenity House Lot
Ash Thayer
Photograph, Archival Pigment, Print Ed. 1/7
1996
AMERICAN
Kurt on Fire Escape, Fifth Street Squat
Ash Thayer
Photograph, Archival Pigment, Print Ed. 1/7
1995
AMERICAN
Aztec Vase and Carpet #8
Betty Woodman
Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, laquer, paint, and canvas
