Artist Shirley Crow and Rex Jung, UNM assistant research professor of Neurology, Psychology and Neurosurgery and Research Scientist at the MIND Research Network, will present a talk Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the fifth floor lobby of the UNM Hospital Ambulatory Care Center. Titled, "Now What," Jung will join Crow for a discussion of how the artist approaches creativity. Jung will also talk about his current research studying creativity with artists. Admission to the talk is free.
Crow’s exhibition, "Images for a New World," will also be on display in the adjoining Jonathan Abrams MD Art Gallery through Friday, Jan. 30. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Parking is available at the UNM Hospital Patient Parking Structure.
“In a world of instant communication, global warming and the merging of human and machine, we are faced with a constantly transforming reality," said Crow. "My work is about the miracle of being human amidst all the pain and beauty that surrounds us. I find myself immersed in the process of creating what I call, “Chunks of the Universe” - ambiguous, organic forms that are powered by my sense of a hidden layer, an energy that can be felt, but not seen.
"I am forever paying homage to a great mystery I call life force. I strive to communicate the sense of awe and mystery that I experience in a society that is changing at an ever increasing pace.”