Weekly Update 60
Hello everyone and welcome to my website! I hope you had a wonderful week and have been safe.
I have yet to receive any representation. Yeah, it sucks. I am still here though.
I am writing this on Saturday, and I just got back from a weekend trip with my friend to visit my other friend in Arkansas. It was super fun and very relaxing, I can’t wait to see them again!
On the trip we went to a wonderful art museum called “Crystal Bridges.” It was extravagant and extremely cool. There was a temporary exhibit called “Exquisite Creatures” by Christopher Marley we saw and it was just spectacular.
The Crystal Bridges website calls it a “dialogue with art, nature, and science that asks the question: what is it about the natural world that calls to us?” In execution it was an impressive collection of ethically sourced dead insects, birds, reptiles, and fish arranged in expressive mosaics and patterns.
Acquired from crystalbridges.org. Christopher Marley, Continuum II, 2022, Coleoptera spp, Scutelleridae spp, Lepidoptera spp. 40 in. x 40 in. © 2024 Christopher Marley | exquisitecreatures.org
For those who don’t know, I am a self-diagnosed insectophobe. So, I like to say that this was the first form of art to get a visceral reaction from me. I was entranced and repulsed in the best way. Marley really demonstrated a great respect for and understanding of nature, shown in the small blurbs of his motivation around the exhibit. If you have the chance I think you should experience “Exquisite Creatures” in person since the pictures you can find don’t do it justice.
Acquired from crystalbridges.org. Christopher Marley, Convocation, 2020, Monitor lizards, tegu lizard, 48 in. x 68 in. © 2024 Christopher Marley | exquisitecreatures.org
Ok, time to get back to the search. I have officially sent 100 distinct queries and have received 93 negative replies (a combination of straight rejections and rejections from time). The batting average is sad, but I can’t help but feel humbled by my journey so far. When you read next week’s update, I will have sent 101 queries. What a number.
