Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6jxvAUVGYc Starts at: 00:44:59 (jump to 00:44:59)
Laura Ther: ‘Out of the Blue’ and ‘Still’ Visual Art Presentation
[00:44:59] uh [00:45:01] My name is Laura Baer. I am a local Annapolis artist, and here are my paintings. [00:45:07] This piece is called Out of the Blue. It is a visual representation of intrusive thoughts. [00:45:13] They’re a symptom of OCD and anxiety, and have been especially… [00:45:17] My name is Laura Baer. I am a local Annapolis artist, and here are my paintings. [00:45:24] This piece is called Out of the Blue. It is a visual representation of intrusive thoughts. [00:45:29] They’re a symptom of OCD and anxiety, and have been especially pronounced during the pandemic. [00:45:36] I could be doing everyday normal things, like driving or cooking, [00:45:39] and the intrusive thoughts rip across my brain, like a scar, out of the blue. [00:45:44] Something like, what if I rear-ended this car? Or, what if the knife slips out of my hand? [00:45:50] Intrusive thoughts are always the last thing anyone wants to do, [00:45:53] and they’re not indicative of one’s inner character. [00:45:57] This next piece is called Out of the Blue. [00:45:59] This piece is called Still, and it came from multiple uses of the word. [00:46:03] As an adverb, still can emphasize something good or bad, [00:46:07] like, I am still depressed, I am still alone. [00:46:11] Or, the sun still rises, good things still happen. [00:46:18] Living with mental illness, I think both states… [00:46:21] … [00:46:21] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:27] … [00:46:29] … [00:46:29] … [00:46:29] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:30] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:31] … [00:46:47] … [00:46:47] … [00:46:47] … [00:46:47] … [00:46:47] … [00:46:47] … [00:46:47] … [00:46:59] All right. And on top of that, Tyler, you were saying you didn’t know how the art piece was going to work. I mean, last year and the years before that, we had all the artwork hanging around, but like this was, this is good. Being able to have somebody do that. Yeah, great. Thank you, Laura.