"NEURO" - juried show Altered States, 10/17 - 11/24/24

"NEURO" was selected for Altered States at Arlington Artists Alliance Gallery. 10/17/24 - 11/24/24. Please join us at the opening reception from 5-7pm on 10/17/24, 2700 Clarendon Blvd, #R330, Arlington, VA 22201

"The painting is a stylized, abstract depiction of neurons in the brain.  Neurons fire in response to external stimuli from the five senses and internal stimuli from hormones, thoughts and emotions.  As people gain more life experience and grow, their perceptions and reactions as well as their internal dialogues, shift and evolve, starting at this micro neurological level within the brain.  
Inspiration and the creative process also begin at this level, and the animal, insect, sea creature, and mythological shapes of the neurons in the painting depict both this process and how it changes the artist’s perceptions and broadens the artist’s view beyond the surface level of artistic subjects and concepts." - Yoshiko Ratliff