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My work is about the underbelly of the beauty of nature - and the dark side of nature is its indifference. Nature isn't friendly, nor is it unfriendly - it's the perfect embodiment of the Other.

~April Gornik

Topics: About Beauty Dark Dark Side Embodiment Friendly Indifference Nature Nor Other Perfect Side Unfriendly Work

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Sunday is the one day I keep reminding myself that I should lay around and take it easy, but because I am O.C.D. and an extreme multitasker, I find it hard to get lazy. I love Sundays for painting because it's quieter; the gallery is closed, and there are no interruptions.

~April Gornik

Topics: Am Around Because Closed Day Easy Extreme Find Gallery Get Hard Interruptions Keep Lay Lazy Love Myself One Day Painting Quieter Reminding Should Sunday Sundays Take I Am I Love

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I've been doing yoga since 1980 or '81, and I've kind of developed my own routine. It's challenging and thorough, but I'm not holy about it. Sometimes I'll watch a tape of Jon Stewart's show while exercising.

~April Gornik

Topics: About Been Challenging Developed Doing Exercising Holy Jon Kind My Own Own Routine Show Since Sometimes Tape Thorough Watch While Yoga

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I wouldn't say I'm addicted, but I never, ever skip yoga. I use it to calm down and slow down.

~April Gornik

Topics: Addicted Calm Calm Down Down Ever Never Say Skip Slow Use Yoga

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After 40 years of not playing, I admit I'm totally in love with my guitar. It's a Froggy Bottom acoustic steel string guitar. All I have to do is hit a couple of clean chords and the endorphins are right there. It's like the top of my head has come off and stardust and magic have fallen in.

~April Gornik

Topics: Acoustic Admit After Bottom Chords Clean Come Couple Fallen Guitar Head Hit Like Love Magic Off Playing Right Stardust Steel String Top Totally Years

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Of course 'we humans' have a funny relationship with the beings with whom we share our planet. We eat them, we care for them, we admire them, we use them.

~April Gornik

Topics: Admire Beings Care Course Eat Funny Humans Our Our Planet Planet Relationship Share Them Use Whom

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Shelters, conservationists, those concerned about unnecessary cruelty toward the animals we eat, and people working against species extinction fight to preserve the true riches of our planet, our real inheritance. These are big, critical goals.

~April Gornik

Topics: About Against Animals Big Concerned Critical Cruelty Eat Extinction Fight Goals Inheritance Our Our Planet People Planet Preserve Real Riches Shelters Species Those Toward True Unnecessary Working

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On the intimate level, anyone who has loved a companion animal knows the uniquely wonderful experience these 'other nations' provide, and their important presence in our shared lives. In their very local way they show us the global truth of our real wealth, our biodiversity.

~April Gornik

Topics: Animal Anyone Biodiversity Companion Experience Global Important Intimate Knows Level Lives Local Loved Nations Other Our Presence Provide Real Shared Show Truth Uniquely Us Very Way Wealth Who Wonderful Wonderful Experience

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I value above all the ability of art to move me emotionally and psychically, without answers. I make art that makes me question, that derives its power from being vulnerable to interpretation, that is intuitive, that is beautiful.

~April Gornik

Topics: Ability Above Answers Art Beautiful Being Derives Emotionally Interpretation Intuitive Make Makes Me Move Power Question Value Vulnerable Without

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Most people respond to my paintings quite generously, but there have been cases where I think people - a few critics in particular - were actually moved by the work but were disturbed by the feelings it evoked, so they attacked it. Some people find the realm of my work quite uncomfortable.

~April Gornik

Topics: Actually Attacked Been Cases Critics Disturbed Feelings Few Find Most Moved Paintings Particular People Quite Realm Respond Some Some People Think Uncomfortable Were Where Work I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: Unknown

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