Artist Information:
Jonathan Day
Corvallis, OR
United States
Member Since: Jul 2005
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Artist Statement:
Statement
As an artist,
(it goes without saying)
I work
(naturally)
in the service of God
(of course).
But -- and this is important
--
I happen to think that there
is a species of
Irreverence
which is near and dear to the
heart of God.
I believe that there is a
certain kind of Misbehavior
which angels delight to
behold.
I believe that heaven smiles,
whenever it hears us laugh a
certain sort of Loud Guffaw.
And so,
it is that species of
irreverence, it is those sorts
of misbehavior,
accompanied by that kind of
laughter,
which I strive for, as an
artist.
-- Which is, of
course,ridiculous. For who but
an Avatar can achieve that
kind of Irreverence?
Who but a Saint can manage to
Misbehave in just the right
way?
And who but one of the Fools,
or the Clowns, who were
present at the Creation,
can make us Laugh in the way
which makes heaven smile?
So, what remains, then?
What remains is being this
particular ridiculous artist
-- being just someone who
loves to draw.
Who wishes,
** where appropriate, **
to substitute levity for
gravity.
And, who is obsessed, first,
last and foremost, with the
Human Form,
and with ...
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Jonathan Day's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Jonathan Day's Portfolio. Browse Day's body of work: Statement
As an artist,
(it goes without saying)
I work
(naturally)
in the service of God
(of course).
But -- and this is important --
I happen to think that there is a species of
Irreverence
which is near and dear to the heart of God.
I believe that there is a certain kind of Misbehavior which angels delight to behold.
I believe that heaven smiles, whenever it hears us laugh a certain sort of Loud Guffaw.
And so,
it is that species of irreverence, it is those sorts of misbehavior,
accompanied by that kind of laughter,
which I strive for, as ... |
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