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THE HUMAN
CONDITION
Curated by
Work by
Steven DaLuz
Jennifer Balkan
Teresa Brutcher
Teresa Elliott
Regina Jacobson
Stanka Kordic
Madelyn Sneed-Grays
Conor Walton
Victor Wang
Pamela Wilson
Anna Wypych
Daryl Zang
San Antonio, Texas
anartegallery09.com
Karen Ofutt
www.poetsandartists.com
GOSS183 PUBLISHING HOUSE
604 Vale Street Bloomington, Il 61701 USA
PUBLISHER | E.I.C. | CURATOR
Didi Menendez
GALLERY
AnArte Gallery & Studio
CURATOR
Steven DaLuz
ESSAYIST
Joseph Bravo
COVER ART
Pamela Wilson
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PoetsArtists,
GOSS183, Didi Menendez, and contributing artists, writers, and poets. All writings, artwork
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CURATOR’S PREFACE
Approximately a year ago, I was asked by the pub-
lisher of
PoetsArtists,
Didi Menendez, if I would
curate a themed exhibition of relevant igurative
painting to be exhibited in San Antonio, Texas. I
was delighted to assume that responsibility and
almost immediately knew what I would propose
as a theme. In short order, I determined that it
would be an invitational exhibition, rather than
a pure open call. In those circumstances, there is
some risk, as I would be selecting artists, rather
than speciic artworks to fulill the parameters
of the theme. here must be trust that the artists,
chosen based upon their body of work, would
then respond with quality work appropriate to
the theme.
Early on, we knew we would need to select
a gallery willing to host an exhibition of con-
temporary igurative art. While searching for
the right space, we narrowed the search down to
one without national notoriety, a small, intimate
space, owned and managed by a charismatic La-
tina woman with eclectic taste. Full disclosure:
As an artist, I have been represented by this gal-
lery for more than 12 years. When I approached
Ana Montoya with the idea for the show, she ea-
gerly responded that she would be delighted to
have it in her space, AnArte Gallery.
he theme was already irm in my mind: “he
Human Condition”. What is “the human condi-
tion”? he
Oxford Living Dictionary
deines it as,
“he state or condition of being human, espe-
cially regarded as being inherently problematic
or lawed.” his deinition goes back to the mid
16th Century, found in John Alday as early as
1566-1579.
According to
Wikipedia,
the human condi-
tion is “the characteristics, key events, and situ-
ations which compose the essentials of human
existence, such as birth, growth, emotionality,
aspiration, conlict, and mortality. his is a very
broad topic which has been and continues to be
pondered and analyzed from many perspectives,
including those of religion, philosophy, art, lit-
erature, anthropology, psychology, and biology.
As a literary term, ‘the human condition’ is typi-
cally used in the context of ambiguous subjects
such as the meaning of life or moral concerns.”
It seems we humans are in a predicament,
spawned from our inability to understand our
state of “imperfection”. Some philosophers posit
that this arises from the premise of “good and
evil” in our nature. We humans are capable of
horriic acts, such as murder, torture, rape, etc.
We are aggressive and selish, yet we can be co-
operative, selless and loving. We struggle with
this incongruent state of being, which pro-
duces feelings of guilt within us. Our behavior
goes beyond instinct, having psychological fac-
ets that involve our conscious, sentient minds.
We are egocentric, deceitful, arrogant, jealous,
mean, insincere, immoral, etc. Our imperfection
is not driven by animal instinct; rather, it is de-
rived from our conscious, human minds. We are
lawed beings, and it bothers us greatly.
Despite the negative aspects of our being, we
also possess a moral conscience, imbued with a
caring sense of unconditional altruism and the
capacity for kindness and love. he struggle we
face creates a dilemma within us, oten causing
us to deny our human condition. It is something
we oten shy away from, as it is at the root of
so much misery in the world. Yet, it can be the
source of so much good. Our human condition
is a state of imperfection.
he subject for this theme is vast, which gave
the invited artists very wide latitude in creating
their expressions of the human condition. Each
artist was asked to ponder and explore aspects
of the theme that appealed to them and chal-
lenged their sensibility. I asked that the work fo-
cus upon the human igure within the context
of the theme. I believe the 12 invited artists re-
sponded individually and thoughtfully, resulting
in this compelling exhibition.
— Steven DaLuz
Curator,
he Human Condition

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