“The Large Blue Horses” (Die Grossen blauen Pferde) by Franz Marc
I walked into the Kandinski exhibit
at the Milwaukee Art Museum the other day, in total anticipation and excitement about
seeing the amazing works of one of my favorite painters! Little did I know what
I really went there for.
Making a strolling turn into the
second exhibit room, I stopped in my tracks, staring at this large painting of
the blue horses! Magnetically drawn to it, I heard the words “There you are, my
friends! It’s been a long time! So good to see you again!”, and I started
crying with tears of what seemed to be so similar to recognition. What did I
recognize? I wanted to touch it, to follow the lines with my hands, again.
These amazing lines, so precise, so sure and confident, and so allowing and
flexible! The deep blue, the bold deep blue! I looked around, and the security
guy started to follow my every move. He must have picked up on my energy! My
cell phone in my hand, I waited for a moment to take a picture, yet his
suspicious eyes didn’t give me a second of a break…
“Oh! Never mind!”, I thought and
took advantage of the remaining time I had with the horses, the colors and the
energy of sunset anthems.
I got as close as I could under
severe surveillance and looked closely at the reds, blues, yellows, and I
thought “Next time, I would give it more detail.” Wow, who’s thought was that?
I remembered, in my teens I had a
post card of one of Franz Marc’s blue horse paintings! I had it pinned on my
wall in my room. I loved it, and
it gave me strength. The colors gave me joy, and the boldness of these beloved
animals that meant so much to me seemed like the comfort of a good friend that
was always present for me in moments of despair.
I had never seen any of these
paintings in this lifetime in physical form.
They are somehow part of me, part
of my being.
Could it be the space of creation
where we have access to all creations that have ever been created? Access to
each molecule that has ever been invited and received to dance the dance, to
contribute to and play with each other and be the magic with the artist?
I am so grateful today for having
experienced that grace, that wonder, that blueness that took shape on the
canvas in these magnificent creatures.
My windows and doors opened, and
they are gone. Open space instead. How many more magnificent beings, planets
and universes will I create?
Thank you!
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