[Dialogue] Guernica ala Sophie Matisse in Flint Michigan

[steve har]

Quote: "There are many examples of the Flint community using art to
express itself and heal from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

One of those examples is among the first sights visitors take in at
the Flint Institute of Arts.

“We have Sophie Matisse’s reinterpretation of Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ on
the wall in the lobby,” explained Janice Henry of the FIA. “She was
inspired by 9/11 when she painted it.”

Sophie Matisse, the great-granddaughter of French Impressionist Henri
Matisse, put a modern-day twist on Picasso’s 1973 masterpiece that was
inspired by the horrific bombing of the Spanish city of Guernica.

Photo: http://media.mlive.com/entertainmentnow_impact/photo/911-art-7d97e434b332c285.jpg

Sophie's  got the guy's face right - it is blue - the face center-left
of the painting. Reminds me of Joe Mathews mug seemingly addressing
the Guernica scene to a seminary class as described by Brian
Stanfield's book. and the invention of the Art Form method. Wonder
what "secret sauce" Mathews's used to invent the Art Form
conversation.

Interesting how he seemed to prefer Picasso's view of Guernica at the
beginning of his work and towards the end he seemed to prefer
Hokusai's views of Mt. Fugi. I guess his theology changed too -  not
just the aesthetics;

If you could ask Mathews the famous Joe Pierce question "Do you have
any thing to declare... Mr. Joe Mathews?" At the beginning of his
career and at the end;  I'm thinking he changed from  breaking up old
paradigms to welcoming emerging paradigms: less like putting your nose
into it like Guernica, more like climbing Mt. Fugi.

I think Nelson Stover has an interesting paper related to this  Joe
Pierce question: "Do you have any thing to declare?". I wish he'd make
it available on google docs to read and to ask for comments.


--
Steve Harrington