It was a beautiful fall day for a trip to Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro with my older daughter and my older sister-in-law. (I'm feeling quite young after writing that sentence.)
The whole title of the exhibit we went to see is "Dread & Delight: Fairy Tales in an Anxious World." Although fairy tales were originally "riddled with sexual innuendo, child abuse and all manner of violent scenarios" (Tom Patterson in The Winston-Salem Journal, November 11, 2018), I much prefer the simple fairy tales of my childhood. I confess I had a sense of anxiety and couldn't even finish reading the descriptions of some of the artistic depictions.
Without further ado, here are some pics ... none of which are R-rated or too dreadful. Enjoy!
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| (Rapunzel) Ties of Protection and Safekeeping. MK Guth | . |
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| "What is worth protecting?" Participants wrote their responses on red flannel ribbons which tied the synthetic hair braids. |
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| (Little Red Riding Hood) If We Believe in Theory, by Xaviera Simmons. |
Individual boys and girls were given the hooded cape and wicker basket and just one prompt: to tell the photographer where the wolf was.
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| Hansel and Gretel, by Tom Otterness |
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"Otterness creates a scene that is engagingly playful but reminds us that, for many children, the joy of play is not a given."
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| (Cinderella) The Ice Queen, by Ana Teresa Fernandez |
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High heels made from ice, worn while standing over a street grate until they melted away! (This was actually a video of the shoes slowly melting.) "Her Cinderella exhibits the physical and mental strength to withstand and ultimately walk away from the pain of her own accord."
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| (Cinderella) Motherload, by Timothy Horn |
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This was created "in response to the life story of a woman named Alma Spreckles.... Alma was a lowly laundress when she met and married the heir to a sugar fortune. Her 'rags to riches' story, however, did not bring her a life filled with joy. This real-life Cinderella found that happiness is really quite fragile." (The carriage is covered in crystallized rock candy!)
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| That's yours truly on the left with my daughter Anna. |
Now onto a few other pieces of art that caught my eye in the museum.
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| Kill for Peace, by Carol Summers. A protest against the war in Viet Nam. |
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| Mirror/Vortex by Robert Smithson. I took the photo looking down into the mirrors. |
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| Animals, by Andy Warhol. I took this for my husband the farmer. :) |
Next, some "people" photos.
And then it was outside for a short stroll to some deliciousness.
A gorgeous blue sky overhead and two dear family members at my side. Life is good!
