Wisdom

Flashe, acrylic, ink, and book pages on canvas.

60x40x1.50"

"She looked for answers in the darkness.
She begged Wisdom to visit her through the words of others.
Everyone else knew better, knew more.

She knew nothing.

She climbed the stairs in the palace of her mind
Over and over again
Looking behind old doors for new answers.

Then she realized
Wisdom can’t be found
It must be earned
By spending time in both the light and the darkness."

*book pages from A Second Treasury of Kahlil Gibran
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The Capacity collection is an exploration of the unique human ability to simultaneously let go, hold on, release, pivot and surrender all while experiencing both the mundane and important aspects of everyday life.

Capacity reflects on our human tendency to compartmentalize our experiences and emotions to maintain separation between different aspects of our lives with others, despite knowing that in a deeper, cosmic sense, we’re all interconnected—both with each other and with the past and future versions of ourselves.

The artist is fascinated by the stories others have shared about their capacity to endure, to accept, to grieve; to hold space for others and oneself at the same time, all through symbolic visual language that communicates shadow, light, containment, spilling over, autonomy and free will.

"She used to be afraid of the dark until she realized shadows are proof that there’s light."
- Tania LaCaria