Our pets only share our lives for a short time, but they live in our hearts forever, and for many of us, we look forward to reuniting someday. Other artist members capture the grace, beauty and humor of our four legged friends, like Peter Hujar’s many elegant portraits of dogs, Hermes Payrhuber’s playful video of his cat, or Joe Brainard’s portrait of his life partner Kenward Elmslie's elegant dog “Whippoorwill.” While working on The Sparky Project, I had the privilege of having several artists do a portrait of Sparky, including ones by George Towne and Eric Rhein. Our pets help heal us-and sometimes the best medicine does not come out of a bottle sometimes it comes with a wet nose and tail. That is love.” Works by Joe Monroe and Albert Winn show us their daily rituals with their dogs by their side as they deal with the anguish of declining health and anxiety of pharmaceutical dependency, for both human and canine. Russell said about his beloved Reba, “We nursed each other back from some serious blows. Our pets get us through the darkest times and often help us rediscover joy in our lives. This is perfectly illustrated in Felix Gonzalez-Torres' snapshot of his cats on his bed-the back of the photograph simply inscribed “home.” Home is not only where the hearts is, but where our pets are too.
#UNCONDITIONAL LOVE SYMBOL FULL#
Many of these images take place in domestic settings-bedrooms, kitchens, couches and floors, such as Benjamin Fredrickson's and Mark Morrisroe's intimate portraits of friends on the bed, Tom Miller's family feast with cat and dog around the table, and David Spiher’s lap full of love, aptly titled “Comfort,” We invite these animals into our homes, to share our lives and they become family. Some of these paintings and photographs present a loving and often humorous insight into our relationship with these four-legged friends, while others examine the way these beautiful and beastly critters embody our human psyche. I’ve always been drawn to the many portraits of cats and dogs in the Visual AIDS’s Artist+ Registry. They don’t judge you by your race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation (okay, a cat might judge you by what you put in its bowl, but regardless) our furry companions are always there for us. A dog does not care what your sero-status is-and a cat cares even less. Though I never learned to be a dog whisperer, Sparky (1992–2006) and Sweetie taught me more about love, acceptance and living in the moment than anyone else.Īnimals are fantastical beasts that love unconditionally. For years, I begged my parents for a dog, and when I went off to college, I finally adopted a dog of my own. The serch bythol contains two triskeles, signifying body, mind and spirit of two people, uniting in circle which symbolizes eternal love.Featured gallery for November 2017 Unconditional LoveĪs a kid I dreamed that I could talk to animals like Saint Francis or Doctor Dolittle.
The triskeles represent body, mind and spirit in its three corners. Serch Bythol is another Celtic symbol for love, which is denoted by knots and triskeles (three-cornered knots). Both bride and groom carry or wear this symbol on their wedding day in order to bring good luck to their new life.
Therefore, this design is popular in wedding jewelry. It is also said to represent faith, love, and hope. There is another version of symbolism associated with Shamrock.
~ It symbolizes God – the Father, God – the Son, as represented by Christ, and God – the Holy Spirit. Patrick came to the shores of Ireland to spread the message of Christianity, he used the leaves of this plant to explain the concept of holy trinity to the island-dwellers. ~ Since ancient times, this plant has been considered sacred by the natives. ~ Shamrock or the three-leaf white clover is the national symbol of Ireland.
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