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Apr 6, 20213 min
The Art of Experimentation
I am often asked if there is any influence from my scientific background present in my art. In the past, I would answer that there was...
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agprat
Mar 22, 20212 min
Can you read me?
Today, I pick up where I left off a few weeks ago, writing about the journey that brought me to my current art process. I had described...
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agprat
Mar 7, 20213 min
Lives, marks, masks, and vaccines
In previous blogs I have been sharing about my influences and the path that brought me to the here and now on my art journey. I will...
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agprat
Feb 21, 20213 min
Of corners, crevices, and close-ups
In a previous blog I started writing about the circumstances, and some of the people, artists, and places that helped shape the path that...
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agprat
Feb 9, 20214 min
The Pear
Lately, I have found myself thinking about how art was brought into my life. What were the main influences, the key determinants, of the...
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agprat
Jan 25, 20213 min
Still... waiting for this to end
As a non-representational artist, it is quite unusual to have the opportunity to exhibit in a Portrait show. However, the extraordinary...
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agprat
Jan 10, 20212 min
Open your heart
A new year always brings hope, and potential for the fulfillment of needs and wishes. Never in my lifetime has this hope felt more...
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agprat
Dec 26, 20203 min
Hope is on the way...
As the holiday season peaks and this peculiar year reaches its end, my spirit returns to recent memories of introspection, connection...
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agprat
Dec 12, 20203 min
The water is rising
The decades long, man-made, pollution and exploitation of natural resources, like those producing deforestation and fossil fuel usage,...
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agprat
Nov 27, 20203 min
A Virtual Climate Crisis Panel coming soon…
Over a year ago, right after completing my “Maps, Cells, Islands and the Planet” series, inspired by my strong concern about the climate...
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agprat
Nov 15, 20203 min
The Woods and “How Do We Relate to the Climate Crisis”
It was a simple plan: to have a nice walk in the woods on a cloudy fall day in New England. The destination was Concord, MA. There is...
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agprat
Oct 31, 20202 min
The magic of connections
Back when we could move freely and at ease, we took for granted our ability to use our senses, especially our sense of touch, and how...
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agprat
Oct 19, 20202 min
Emotions
While I am writing this post, I can hear children talking, laughing, and playing in the park across the street. It is a beautiful warm...
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agprat
Oct 12, 20201 min
Until when
Understandably, there is so much noise around us about Covid-19 and politics, as the climate crisis goes on… Although dampened by the...
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agprat
Oct 4, 20202 min
Fall & change
Maybe it is the influence of the season that here in the north hemisphere is at peak time these days. The Fall is thought of as the...
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agprat
Sep 27, 20202 min
A journey & my Saatchi Art exhibit
Visual artists are often asked how they create, what the process to bring to life an artwork is. By now you know that my process involves...
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agprat
Sep 12, 20202 min
Nostalgia & gratitude
This past week has been another roller-coaster of emotions, driven by fantastic visits, happy recoveries, and uplifting art-related news,...
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agprat
Sep 4, 20202 min
On feelings and emotions and the art within
I would be lying if I said that, despite having learnt to deal with uncertainty through my life experiences, I am doing well. I try, and...
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