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Sanctuary by Paul David Bond
Paul Bond’s magical realism artworks illuminate a dreamlike world where any- thing is possible as he deftly juxtaposes and rearranges common elements to con- vey universal spiritual or metaphysical ideas. Sometimes his paintings are simply uplifting illusions, expressing some facet of the whimsical, surreal and fantastic side of life. Always, they are soothing, visual meditations intended to delight the imagination and energize the soul. Rearranging familiar objects gives Bond the visual symbols he uses as a language to reflect an emotion or thought he’s entertaining at the mo- ment. “Very often, a painting is born from something randomly seen from a car window or a line in a novel or song,” he explains. “If it stirs my curios- ity, it finds its way into my work.” Of Sanctuary, Bond says, “The
woman offers respite to the birds fly- ing in mid-ocean. All of us have some place or person that serves as our personal sanctuary—a lover, child or parent, home, God or a combination of these. It is a place where we know we are safe to be our true selves without fear of judgment. In that safety we are free to grow and flower.”
View artist’s portfolio at
PaulBondArt.com.
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