"9/11-9:11-911"
After searching online for information about the events that unfolded on 9/11/01, I found it quite wonderful to find so many artists who had captured and expressed their feelings in the form of artwork in the aftermath.
A simple web search revealed a multitude of artworks which depict the events of that day. Each piece of art that I viewed is unique, and the mood and tone differ depending on how the artist wanted to portray his or her ideas.
Ron has a family member living in New York and I can recall how concerned we were for his welfare, for the welfare of his family, and for all of the people who were in the vicinity of the Towers when they were attacked.
As we watched the news coverage, it was difficult to understand how anyone could wreak so much devastation and cause so much harm.
Ron was the featured artist on The Art List web site The Art List in February 2005. He spoke about painting "9/11-9:11-911" in the interview session/article that is displayed next to his painting.
(Excerpt)
TAL: What was your inspiration for the painting entitled "9/11-9:11-911"
RA: The day of this historical event, the world was stunned by the visual impact of the news coverage. The media flashed the images of the event on the networks over and over. We saw the horror of the towers falling and a barrage of images detailing the impact.
I watched the news daily and felt helpless to change what was unfolding. When I viewed these powerful and emotional images I was compelled to respond.
Being a visual artist, I looked for a way to convey my thoughts and feelings, but in a different manner than the media coverage was presenting. The news coverage of the event was from a distance. From that distance it was hard to visualize these images as real because we were too far away to sense that these were real people dying.
The challenge for me was to present a different view of the same event. It became clear to me that I would place the viewer there on the floor inside the building with the victims. It took me a couple of years to have the courage to paint this image, because I wanted to be respectful and honor those who lost their lives. I hope I have done so.
You can find the full article at the following address: http://www.theartlist.com/aom205.html
Ron did not paint "9/11-9:11-911 until 2003. He told me that this was a very emotional piece for him to paint and he wanted to paint it with respect for those who lost their lives. He painted the work on a large scale at 108"x84" (wxh) with oil on canvas. You feel as if you are there inside the building when you view the work.
http://www.ronandersonstudio.com/images/464_911_72dpi400pixcp.jpg
I found several web sites with information about the attack on the World Trade Center, and added them to the page showing his 9/11-9:11-911 painting on our web site.
I listed several here with links for anyone interested in visiting their web pages.
DIGITAL ARCHIVE
www.911digitalarchive.org
The September 11 Digital Archive was funded by a major grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and organized by the
American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning at the City University of New York Graduate Center and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Visit these sites for more information.
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