Random: New Art

'Times of Need' - Ruben Ireland

I was immediately drawn to this art print by London based graphic artist, Ruben Ireland.  I have this memory from when I was very young, about 3 or 4 years old, when my family lived in a fairly small apartment building.  I remember the building looking dim, worn down, and old.  (In reality, the apartment building was situated in a charming middle-income neighborhood and the building was fairly new.)  As a child walking up the dimly lit stairs to our third floor apartment in the evening, I have this stark memory of feeling as if a large bear was following behind me, his shadow growing larger as I kept walking ahead.  Of course, you realize obviously, that this was merely my own shadow that I saw in front of me, with the light source coming from behind me.  But in the imaginatively abundant mind of a 4 year old, the shadow might as well have been an 8-ft. tall grizzly bear.  

Seeing this art print brought this memory back to me, so keenly yet subtly.

Another print I also really liked from Ruben Ireland's prints: 

'Times of Weakness' - Ruben Ireland

I like especially how her eyes are veiled by a dark sheet, but it's not totally obvious what the 'veil' is actually.