Photo published with permission of the artist: December 's Miracle.(©) Dec.17. 2012. Photo. By Selin Sinan Uz. For all the Angels I miss.
Dear Friends,
The last few days… well, we are a different nation, now. The HORROR! THE unbearable and almost unspeakable HORROR of the killing spree which took place a few days ago, leaving twenty-seven dead, marks the end of our ability to romp around the issue of gun control. We can no longer pretend that it is OK for the insane to easily access weapons with which they can and do, hurt en masse. WE are all hurting, reeling from the impact of this HORROR!
Of course, our pain is not in the same order of magnitude as the pain of the people who lost their children, so suddenly. We can pray for them and the children that survived the HORROR. We can send support and think of ways to help long term. But, what is most important is that all those people died for, at the very least, a change in legislation which will make this a nation where children can expect to come home from school.
Violent video games and movies that feature men mowing down men, in endless battles for drugs or honor, loot or points, worth nothing but the time wasted watching, acclimating to concepts of evil… making murder look normal, banal, and no more important than flicking a switch. The cracked skulls of football players, the broken faces of boxers, the continuing lust for entertainment which hinges on the possibility of impairment all need to be reconsidered. I know I'm not going to let my boy play with guns and go hunting. We don't kill for sport.
(However, we eat meat. We have canine teeth and we are carnivores. The methods by which animals are slaughtered in farms are not as cruel as the methods devised by animals in the wild and the animals we farm would not exist, cows for example would not be able to survive in the wild, they can not, after all run very far or fast. Moreover, animals in the wild generally die of starvation because, hunting is NOT easy or reliable. The reason I bring this up is because I've always struggled with the morals of meat eating, my mother was a---mostly---vegetarian, until one night in Montana I heard one animal killing another, all night, the prey cried and cried. I will never forget the HORROR of it. Yet, I know that one animal taking another's life to live, to feed, to stave off hunger is not the same as an being taking the life of another for sport, or worse, malice in my book. However, I respect and admire those that disagree with me and abstain from meat eating. YOU are doing something good for the planet and please continue. I want you to know I'm a friend and supporter of vegetarians and vegans. Anyway…)
The children and women that were murdered by the sick young man that had access to his mother's gun collection are the victims of a political indifference which must end NOW. The argument that guns play a legitimate role in civilian life holds no water. The second amendment was written with muskets and pistols in mind, not the kind of weaponry we know now and which has absolutely no place in contemporary society. None.
Now, that said, I want to wish YOU a HAPPY HOLIDAY, because we are here to LOVE each other and we are here to care about one another. The holidays are an opportunity to reflect on love. Love is the exact opposite and antidote of THE HORROR! Love is respect, cherishing, and nurturing for the divine in ourselves and others. I love. I care. I thank goodness that I am capable of loving and caring and I wish that every human on the planet find LOVE, caring, and compassion in their lives, in their hearts, and around them this and every holiday season in perpetuity.
Amen.
Best wishes,
Frau Kolb
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Just in case you missed this important Frau Kolb interview from 2012, during the Armory exhibition here is one of Frau Kolb's interview with power house artist, art professor, and, world class human, Kathy Goodell.
NOW! You can look forward to Talkinggrid's unique coverage of the Miami/Basel Art Fair, 2012.
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Other great artists, whose fascinating approach to art making, is lightly explored on this site are:
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You can look forward to our planned coverage of the Miami/Basel Art Fair, 2012.
This year, art critic, Ron Schira will add his seasoned, yet fresh, perspective on the show’s merits.
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Da BEST NEWS is: Frau Kolb finished the short digital film, "Exchange; Intervention I," with Skip Snow.
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