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Leonard Meiselman
Anxiety/Guilt
, 2011
Acrylic, canvas
40"
x 60"
Meiselman expounds on “eyes as the window to the
soul” with his depiction of eyes peering out in fright,
awaiting their harsh judgment, an experience and feeling
shared by many queer youth, who fear the backlash of
revealing their true selves. Meiselman says, “The eyes
are seeking affirmation – presence and awareness.
Through doubt, regret, fear, the eyes seek contact,
understanding, love.”
Judy Moonelis
Wonder
, 2012
Porcelain, found objects, cement, plastic, wire, paint
103"
x 32" x 32"
Exploring the sexual diversity found in the natural world, this
installation is based on the concept of the
wunderkabinette
and consists of hand-modeled porcelain heads and sprouting
interpretations of microscopic structures interspersed with
miniature plastic animals. Scientific research estimates that
homosexual and bisexual behavior is observed in over 1,500
animal species as well as the many animals who exhibit
transsexual behavior. The installation features investigative
tools – microscopes and books, both sacred and secular –
that provide an essential foundation and fertile ground for the
growth of new ideas. The cultivation of knowledge allows us
to increase understanding and tolerance of behavior that
is often and incorrectly derided as “unnatural.”
