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23-Jul-2022

‘Reseeded: A Forest Floor Flow’

A canvas currently covering renovations at the National Museum of Women in the Arts by Miss Chelove, whose roots are in Java. According to the NMWA website:

“In this newly commissioned work for NMWA, MISS CHELOVE depicts a woman with traditional Javanese adornments, surrounded by botanicals native to the islands of Indonesia. The ornamental elements around the figure’s arm and behind her head are inspired by Javanese wayang kulit, flat, hand-painted shadow puppets. Javanese magnolia flowers with elongated petals echo the exaggerated forms of traditional Javanese dancers. Leaves from the jackfruit, a staple in tropical diets, wrap the figure in a blanket of cultural sustenance. Through her imagery, the artist reflects on recovery and resurgence in the natural world, and the centering of women in this regrowth.”

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly unsharp.

‘The Bicycle Fence,’ posted earlier:

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victorswan06-Aug-2022 08:45
Wow a very lovely shielding the rack better than such an open one, nicely seen and well photographed BV
Danad30-Jul-2022 10:09
A very personal vision of Javanese arts and traditions !
*V*
Julie Oldfield29-Jul-2022 01:07
That is really beautiful. She seems to be reaching out. V
Don Mottershead28-Jul-2022 19:40
Wonderful mural. (And shade for the workers.)
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal28-Jul-2022 13:52
A beautiful and impressive mural, nice shot. V
janescottcumming28-Jul-2022 13:00
That's beautiful! I also wonder what will happen to it once the renovations are done. V
hayl28-Jul-2022 12:10
Such a wonderful mural and kudos to the organization to commission it.
Philip P28-Jul-2022 09:17
A beautiful way to hide construction!
Charlene Ambrose28-Jul-2022 08:55
A nice way to Cover up the construction. Beautiful canvas. Hope it finds a place inside the museum when renovations are complete.
Hank Vander Velde28-Jul-2022 01:20
A beautiful mural to hide the reconstruction.
Dennis Hoyne28-Jul-2022 00:26
A beautiful canvas, I wonder what will happen to it after the museum is completed.
Carl Carbone28-Jul-2022 00:24
Amazing mural.
George McCarten28-Jul-2022 00:02
If this mural were covering the construction of anything other than a museum, its removal would only be disappointing.
Gill Kopy27-Jul-2022 23:50
Wow - it's beautiful - hard to imagine how it was created. V
bill friedlander27-Jul-2022 23:16
So nice to see this impressive mural rather than drab canvas sheets. V
Bill Miller27-Jul-2022 22:16
Such much better than grey canvas to cover scaffolding
Don27-Jul-2022 21:34
A hopeful message.
Nirvan Hope27-Jul-2022 19:26
A beautiful feminine mural - hopefully it will stay somewhere after the renovations.
joseantonio27-Jul-2022 18:27
nice mural lovely captured.V.
Tom Munson27-Jul-2022 17:04
This is impressive. Great capture.
globalgadabout27-Jul-2022 16:45
ambitious and accomplished...cool the museum shows respect for women from beyond local shores...that's inclusivity at it's best..