Melissa Maiello is an artist to admire. Her work is extraordinary. Not only does Melissa have technical talent in several art media, she has unique artistic vision. Her art focuses on nature and conveys that subject's sublime beauty and tantalizing mystery.
Artists "see" differently from the rest of us. They literally perceive more reality. In the words of Aldous Huxley, "the doors of [their] perception" are open wider than ours. Melissa's art invites us to join her in a realm more vibrant than our own. Exploring that space can be a transcendent experience.
When I heard Melissa's art is on display this month at a festival in Babylon I jumped into the Batmobile and went there. The festival is outdoors, always a nice place to enjoy art and especially appropriate for Melissa's work. There are pieces by twenty artists in the show.
The festival is open until Aug. 9th. Go! Look! Expand your horizons!
So fun! I love going to stuff like this! Awesome shirt, my stylin' friend!
ReplyDeleteA lovely post Ally. I think one of the wonderful things about art is that it can affect people in so many different ways. What one person finds beautiful and inspiring, another may find challenging or even controversial, and perhaps that’s part of what makes art so powerful.
ReplyDeleteGreat art doesn’t always just decorate a space; it can make us think, question and see the world from a different perspective. It sounds like Melissa’s work does exactly that by inviting people to look at nature in a new way.