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Time. A notion which in different contexts holds different meanings and whose measure can be perceived as alarmingly fleeting or painfully slow... Observed among the (timeless) treasures at the Pitti Palace in Florence was this humble fellow making little notations of his hours in a homemade notebook. I could spend hours and hours in the Pitti, I'll bet this guys got a different perspective. I think he's a guard but I'm pretty sure I could've snatched a little Giotto and out run him. Meticulous tracking of interminable hours and minutes among several hundred years of ageless art and achievement.. Art is supposed to hold a mirror to life but sometimes the two seem little out of step.

"Signore, I'd love to answer your question regarding the impact of early Humanist thought upon the emergence of the Mannerist movement - but my break's just started..."

 

"Marking Time", 12x9 will be in my room, 270 at theThe Out West Art Show & Sale in Great Falls March 20-23.