08/29/2024
This is my contribution to LakeLife Magazine's September-October 2024 issue, featuring art collector and curator, Sea Ann Grandon — and her fine art gallery, Atelier.
Opening in spring 2023, Atelier is unique to the Kosciusko County area, showcasing contemporary and emerging art. It brings a metropolitan and international touch to downtown Warsaw, Indiana.
When asked what she values as a gallerist and curator, Grandon had this to say: “I found that there were three commonalities I respond to. Those are: something beautiful, technical virtuosity, and an intellectual underpinning in the work.”
“It’s really about empathy and learning someone else's point of view — their perspective, history, background, and what they're trying to convey,” continued Grandon. “And as much as it is about looking, it's about listening. In today's world, it’s important to converse and listen to one another.”
Ultimately, Sea Grandon believes art to be a source of solidarity.
“The motifs in art—of loss, grief, triumph, love, sexuality, mortality—these are the unifying matters of human existence. Art is about learning from each other.”
LakeLife Magazine: https://www.lakelifemagazine.com
Atelier: https://www.seagrandon.com
Visions To Visuals
