This
weekend, I had an epiphany.
Over
the last nine months I’ve been working feverishly to get my work into new
galleries so that new eyes can lay upon my creative efforts in exhibition. But over the last few days I’ve had the
sudden urge to put this aside and concentrate on creating (and finishing) new
work… ideas that have gone neglected because of my pursuit of exhibition.
It’s
really too bad my budget does not afford me to hire a personal assistant to do
all of these submissions for me. “Nancy, be sure to FedEx this package to the
Smithsonian for me.”
Though
there are some leads from galleries (after all I will be exhibiting next month
through Circus Terminal, USA at Studio B next month), I’ve decided that it
might be best to raise some funds for pending projects by making some of my
work available for immediate purchase. Or
in this case, immediate auction – I’ve put seven paintings up for auction on eBay.
One
of the paintings being auctioned, titled “1” actually took me six years to
finish. It’s not that the actual process
took six years; it’s the procrastination of completing one project when you
have a million others in your head. I’m
sure you know what I’m talking about here.
The
excitement and momentum of ideas are sometimes hard to maintain when other
ideas bump into your mind, competing for your attention, your excitement, your
momentum. It’s crazy! How can a creative person get anything done?
“I”
wasn’t the only incomplete painting, waiting in line were “2” and “3” (not yet
up for auction). The idea was to
complete a number series from zero to twenty, and for God knows what reason, I
started at one instead of zero. I only
got to three before I stopped.
Six
years later, inspired by physics formulas, I began the Kobiphysics series in 2012 and
showcased the series as part of a collection inspired by ancient and modern
physicists. In the series, I included “1”
for its mathematical value in the formulas.
For a very limited time, “1” is up for
grabs on eBay and it was a long journey this painting. Now that it’s here, I’m hoping to give the
painting a very happy home.
If you’d like to view or place a bid for
the painting, go to:
To view the six other paintings on eBay, go to: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=kobina+wright&_sacat=0&_from=R40.
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