Spell of the Sensuous Response 2

Thrush

7" x 10"

Acrylic paint on cardboard

"It is by a complementary shift of attention that one may suddenly come to hear the familiar song of a blackbird or a thrush in a surprisingly new manner- not just as a pleasant melody repeated mechanically, as on a tape player in the background, but as active, meaningful speech."

I utilized the manner in which the author said that language can stem from simple instinctual gestures and primal urges and responses. Therefore, I used the age old method of finger painting to create this image of a sing thrush, because that speaks of the beginnings of learning a process such as painting in childhood, or just the raw primitive feeling of using your hands to create symbols.