The transformative power of comics and how they connect us to something greater. Plus: Mark Rothko and Agnes Martin, Art Spiegelman's Maus, hex #784560, and more.
“We feel this piece—we are encouraged to feel rather than interpret it.
Both Rothko’s and Martin’s works offer a way to retreat and reflect, especially in times of hardship. To be lost in their stillness, or to find a path forward in their subtle movement, allows us to exist in both spaces.”
Thank you for taking the time to share all of this. I’ll be thinking on it all for a while. (Also I’ve read Takei’s children’s book about his time in the internment camps but never the one you mention… Will have to check it out!)
Thanks for reading, and glad to hear it resonated with you. I just revisited They Called Us Enemy again for the third time and I really can't recommend it enough.
“We feel this piece—we are encouraged to feel rather than interpret it.
Both Rothko’s and Martin’s works offer a way to retreat and reflect, especially in times of hardship. To be lost in their stillness, or to find a path forward in their subtle movement, allows us to exist in both spaces.”
Thank you for taking the time to share all of this. I’ll be thinking on it all for a while. (Also I’ve read Takei’s children’s book about his time in the internment camps but never the one you mention… Will have to check it out!)
Thanks for reading, and glad to hear it resonated with you. I just revisited They Called Us Enemy again for the third time and I really can't recommend it enough.
I really enjoyed this post. Wonderful thoughts!
Thanks for reading, David!