AMERICA THE FLAVORFUL
'America the Flavorful' was started the morning after September 11, 2001
I was on fire with the need to speak about the fact that in this country Men, Women, and Children of all colors, ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations are able to live, work, and worship side by side in Freedom. I utilized ‘Different Shells, Same Egg’ iconographically to represent that all people have basically the same needs and desires despite differences in color, religion, national origin, traditions, and life styles.
Most of the 22 paintings are in Private Art Collections.
This body of work has traveled to numerous colleges, universities, and small museums.
Creation
Sold / Private Collection
Different Shells, Same Egg
Sold / Private Collection
Different Shells, Same Egg II
Sold / Private Collection
Flavors of Humanity
Sold / Private Collection
Embracing Diversity
The hands are holding egg shells of a
different color than their skin.
Fear of Diversity
The hands hold the same egg color as their skin.
Ignorance of one another leads to fear, to hatred,
and then sometimes to bloodshed.
This may be as large as a world war or as small
but lethal as gang warfare.
Fear of Diversity
DETAIL
Different Shells, Same Egg / Gold
Sold / Private Collection
Coffee and Humani-Tea
This painting is about economics. Coffee and tea are enjoyed universally
though served in very different vessels. Sold / Private Collection
Coffee and Humani-Tea, Time
Sold / Private Collection
Human-Tea : Hands
Acrylic on Canvas. 28” x 84”
Humani-Tea : Hands
DETAIL from larger painting. ARTIST’S COLLECTION
Humani-Tea : Hands
DETAIL from larger painting. Sold / Private Collection
Humani-Tea : Hands
DETAIL from larger painting. Sold / Private Collection
Humani-Tea : Hands
DETAIL from larger painting. Sold / Private Collection
Humani-Tea : Hands
DETAIL of Larger Painting Sold / Private Collection
A Toast to Freedom
Beverages of some various countries representing
the great diversity of the US. Sold / Private Collection
America the Flavorful
Desserts of different continents
Ceres Gallery, National Art Competition
NYC
Fruits of Diversity
Sold / Private Collection
Garden of Eden
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Pie a la monde
The dessert on the right of the canvas is called
a ‘black and white’ pie. The torte on the bottom left
has fruit of various continents.
A Taste of Diversity
Sold / Private Collection
A Theory of Relativity
The desserts in this six foot acrylic are enormous.
The eggs are actual size. Our judgement of another
is often distorted by our own experiences. Sold / Private Collection
Traditions
Two decades ago Sushi was relatively unknown
in North America. Now it is a favorite in the U.S.
Handling the Fruits of Diversity
6’ Acrylic
Solo Exhibit (PCA) and the painted
traveled to various university galleries
Handling the Fruits of Diversity
NAWA ANNUAL
SYLVIA WALD & PO KIM GALLERY, NYC
AUDREY HOPE SHIRK AWARD