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-7d97e434b332c28... 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