Disappearing: The Working Waterfront of Downeast: Paintings by Valerie Aponik and Robin Rier

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Whitney Vosburgh

Disappearing

The Working Waterfront of Downeast: Paintings by Valerie Aponik and Robin Rier

Whitney Vosburgh

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Mothers at Home
04 July 2024

Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; The Earth: natural history general

"DISAPPEARING: The Working Waterfront of Downeast

Paintings by Valerie Aponik and Robin Rier

As Maine evolves over the twentieth first century, the choice of landscape subject is changing. Even as many artists continue to seek out the hidden cove, the secluded stream, the perfect growth of birch trees, others are busy dealing with the monuments of a modern industrial society, such bridges, wharves, jetties, smokehouses, docks, fishing boats, floats, traps, and all the other icons of the working waterfront.

We are not only of the natural world, but also of the human-made world. Of course, some subject matter has gone the way of the wind, and history. Clipper ships at anchor in a still harbor used to be a favorite motif for marine painters in this state, but despite climate change and rising sea levels, there are still painters who are interpreting, celebrating, and memorializing today's Downeast Maine's working waterfront before it changes beyond recognition.

As the natural resources of the planet dwindle, the landscape of Maine, and the depictions of it, become all the more precious. As the great late Maine writer, Elizabeth Coatsworth, offered a prescriptive course of action for preservation, one, which would match the sentiments of most Maine painters, present and past: ""If Americans are really to become at home in America, it must be through the devotion of many people to many small, deeply loved places. The field by the sea, the single mountain peak scene from a door, the island of trees, and farm buildings in the western wheat, must be sung and painted and praised until each takes on the gentleness of the thing long loved, becomes an unconscious part of us, and we of it."" To this, I would add all that makes up the working waterfront dotted along the Bold Coast.

The two artists, Valerie Aponik and Robin Rier, featured in this book and exhibition have, in one way or another, devoted themselves to such ""small, deeply loved places."" They have gone beyond typical coastal scenery to capture an essence, a quality of light, land and sea, and of the working waterfront, which belongs to Maine. Even as they heighten our appreciation of a particular view, they also preserve it; and such acts of preservation will be essential to Downeast Maine's future-proof of a beauty and heritage that knows no bounds."

By: Whitney Vosburgh
Imprint: Mothers at Home
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 127g
ISBN: 9780999634684
ISBN 10: 0999634682
Pages: 50
Publication Date: 04 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Whitney is half-Dutch and half-Dutch American (double Dutch). He has a world of experience having lived, studied, and worked globally-New York, Tokyo, The Hague, London, Los Angeles and Mumbai. He is the proud father of two bright and beautiful daughters. Whitney's Dutch mother, grandmother, and great-grandfather are all collected painters, and he continues the family tradition and has exhibited around the world. As an author, artist, and gallery owner, Whitney believes in the importance of both showing and telling in his books, work, and life. He currently splits his time in Downeast Maine and the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife.Whitney is the co-author of two 'Work The Future! Today' books: Dan Pink, New York Times best-selling author of DRIVE wrote: ""WORK THE FUTURE! TODAY is an ebullient paean to the power of story. What we need is a new story based on purpose, not on profit. With a mind toward sustaining the planet rather than just amassing money, this book guides you to finding and aligning your purpose, passion, and goals to create that new life-embracing story for yourself, your organization, and the world.""WORK THE FUTURE! TODAY, an Amazon #1 New Release in category, is about the Old Story of Profit First coming to an end and it must be replaced by the New Story of Purpose First if we are to prosper. The old triple bottom line of 'profit, people, planet' is transitioning into the new bottom line of 'planet, people, profit'. Why? It's very simple-no planet, no people. And no people, no profit. As there is no time like now, we provide 3 sequential steps to follow your path into the new story and to achieve this transition successfully:1. PURPOSE-the why of our lives and the unique gifts we have to offer.2. PLACE-with whom and where to best share those gifts.3. PRACTICE-how and when to best share those gifts.- The book provides leaders and readers with a pathway to accomplish these things in life, in the workplace, and in their communities.- We help readers to heal the past, release the future, and create harmony in the present.- The book, an atlas of change, is short enough to read it flying from coast to coast with enough time left for a nap, and it is filled with tips and tools that you can use, now."