People look at 100 artists' works at the Second Annual Parallel Universes exhibition. | Lauren Mathis/The Daily Cougar
Local artist and principal organizer Paula Hawkins of Houston’s Winter Street Studios joined 100 other artists to create a “Door to the Future” by combining art and quantum physics at the Second Annual Parallel Universes exhibition.
Hawkins, who came up with last year and this year’s quantum physics theme for the exhibition, has a “Quantum realism” style of her own, where she uses both art and quantum physics in the artwork she showcased Saturday at Winter Street Studios in Houston.
“Quantum realism is about the depiction of energy,” Hawkins said. “It allows me to explore the many worlds that exist in the realms of the mind.”
For the public who attended the exhibit to understand the idea of quantum realism and quantum physics, Hawkins and other Winter Street Studio artists, including mixed-media artist Solomon Kane, did so with the “exquisite corpse.”
“The exquisite corpse is a mixture of art and imagination,” Kane said. “It represents our ideas of what we consider the other universes.”
The two large, side-by-side canvases each consisted of smaller paintings from different artists at the studio, along with others in the area. Together, they created a large, “crazy, yet cool depiction of the universe,” said Texas Women’s University biology student Dheepa Rao.
“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” Rao said. “Some of the paintings have faces while others are streamed with cascading colors, and it’s interesting how all of these artists’ ideas created two giant works.”
Becky Soria, who had two of her paintings in the exhibit, created one of the few paintings that actually resembled a universe.
“I usually paint abstract, primitive type of art,” Soria said.
Soria said she had to try a different method of painting to bring about the “parallel universe inspiration” for her to create this type of artwork.
Though the main event was to bring art and quantum physics together for the evening, support for charities such as Justice for Children and Change the World through Art was another important cause.
Prices for most of the paintings ranged from the low to mid hundreds, while others went for as high as $5,000. With every painting that was sold at the exhibit, 20 percent of the proceeds went to the Justice for Children, 10 percent went to Change the World Through Art, and 70 percent went to the artist.
The proceeds for Justice for Children were, according to the organization, “to raise consciousness of our society about protecting children from child abuse.”
As for Change the World Through Art, the charity contributes to the aid of artists, according to the organization, “by helping them sell their work and to help other non-profit institutions.”
With the abundant sales of the paintings and the large turnout for the Second annual Parallel Universes at Winter Street Studios, Hawkins said that she wasn’t surprised to hear the “good response and feedback” that the exhibit received from the public.
“You can tell from the turnout that there are a lot of people that are interested in quantum physics,” she said.
Whether there is an exhibit or a charity that involves creating a work of art for a particular theme, Hawkins said she will always be working hard on her paintings.
“Life is short; you have to paint.”
The art in the photo is by Houston artist "Michael-Ann Belin!
Readers of the Cougar were recently invited to attend the art exhibit at Winter Street studios where the theme of “Parallel Universes” was portrayed in art works. A portion of the proceeds of sales were to go to the Justice for Children organization (JFC). JFC claims as its mission to be saviours of abused children. Yet nothing could be farther from the truth. It rejects the existence of Parental Alienation, one of the most insidous forms of child and adult abuse. Furthermore amazingly it is a sexist organization believing fathers are sexual predators and women are ‘protective’ mothers. Please reference yourselves to an article that appeared in the May 2, 2007 Business section of the Houston Chronicle where one of their attorney soldiers, Alene Ross Levy was interviewed and you will see clearly to what I refer. I know too because my daughter and I are victims of their intrusions. They fail children and should not be supported.
The artists should not associate with such an abusive organization or agenda as JFC which is part of a much larger agenda to destroy families and children mercilessly by using lies, hate and hysteria with politically correct propaganda. sounds good until you really look into it. JFC refuses to admit (and tells the opposite of) that fathers are the most protective family member, not the most abusive, JFC also refuses to acknowledge that women commit most dating, partner and spouse violence, not men. JFC refuses to acknowledge that research shows the best protection for women against domestic violence injury is to not be violent themselves first – not be the primary initiators of partner violence. When we let organization like JFC dictate "reality" and ban telling the full truth, we put everyone at greater danger, only to feed their greater violent agenda in sheep's clothing.
Dr. Stephen Baskerville has written a new professional article on this horrible, parasitic, enslaving, Marxist phenomenon which JFC is just another part of:
http://www.nhinet.org/baskerville22-1.pdf
Freedom and the Family:
The Family Crisis and the
Future of Western Civilization
Further, the vast body of stats and studies on child abuse shows that it is mothers who abuse AND murder their own children most often – NOT THEIR FATHERS.
Why does JFC lie and tell the opposite of these truths, subjecting children to real abuse by denying them their protective fathers? Answer: Read the Baskerville article at the link in my last post. We should never support any organization which is proven to lie, abuse and manipulate for their own gain, power and profit, at the expense of families and esp children.
People just want to get there art shown. Who cares where the proceeds go, if they help local artist out.
Go here to find out about the great job Justice For Children does – they ALWAYS believe, protect and save the children – they put kids first. http://www.jfcadvocacy.org/
No one puts kids first, that would be a stupid thing to do. Really when was the last time a kid did something of value? wait, I guess a group of kids did make my shoes. Yahoo, for kids and there ability to make affordable clothing.
Just because you think women are more likely to abuse kids, does not stop MEN and fathers from being slimy and abusive.
Jesus Christ people.
ugh.