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LOOKING

Howard and Roberta Ahmanson visit Olafur Eliasson’s “Room for one colour (1997)” at the National Gallery in London. The immersive installation is the final work in the exhibition “Monochrome: Painting in Black and White” curated by Jennifer Slivka and sponsored by the Ahmansons'. The exhibition spans seven centuries and includes 50 works by artists who have—in most cases—deliberately turned to monochrome in their art, whether it me black and white paintings, grisaille drawings, yellow and black stained glass, or a room filled with yellow light.
One of the attributes of God himself is Beauty. Not something sentimental or a means of setting standards to exclude work that doesn’t fit our social or intellectual paradigms, but rather that experience we enjoy when a work of art or the way the light hits the water gives us a deeper and rewarding, even if painful, glimpse into the nature of reality and of our lives. Beyond that, the Bible teaches that human beings are made in the image of God. That means, first off, that we are beautiful. It also means that, as God created the universe in all its glory, we, too, are creators. So, art works are tangible expressions of God’s work in us and in the world. And, we are part of the wonder of it all. Collections bear witness to the Beauty and the extravagance of the universe and the God who created it.
*This art is intended for educational purposes only. It is a representative sample of the Ahmansons' collection. Copyrights belong to the artists.*

Garden Flowers
Jefferson, Craig
Oil on panel
2024
Scottish

Firenze, Santa Maria Novella
Brunetti, Markus
Archival pigment print
2023
Italian

A12
Puusemp, Ephraim
Ink on bristol
2019
American

Exclusive
Freeman Bentley, Anna
Oil and acrylic on canvas
2017
British

Border
Sime, Elias
Electrical components on panel
2018
African

Stell, Borders
Dodds, Kieran
Archival photographic print
2023
Scottish

St. Obed
Tramaine, Genesis
Acrylic, oil sticks, oil pastels, Puddy and the Holy Spirit
2021
American

Tenta Cherkos
Dodds, Kieran
Archival photographic print
Edition 1 of 3 + AP
2018
Scottish

La Bague de Roxane
Padeu, Marc
Acrylic on canvas
2023
African

Ars Moriendi: The Good Death
Spransy, Linnéa Gabriella
Acrylic on canvas
2023
American

Untitled
Wagner, Merrill
Masking tape on paper
1976
American

Abram III
Paul, Zoë
Wool and thread on found fridge grill
2016
South African

Lit by the Orange Fire
Freeman Bentley, Anna
Oil on canvas
2022
British

Caryatid
Hawkinson, Tim
India ink on Yupo paper
2020
American

Jinny
Walker, Caroline
Oil on linen
2019
Scottish

Vase (Painted)
Büttner, Andrea
Hand-blown glass
2021
German

G11
Puusemp, Ephraim
Ink on bristol
2019
American

Highland
Zhang, Miranda Fengyuan
Textile
2021
Chinese

Hou Hou Hou
Nassar, Jordan
Hand-embroidered cotton on cotton
2020
American

Aztec Vase and Carpet #8
Woodman, Betty
Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, laquer, and acrylic paint
2015
American

The Ladder
Freeman Bentley, Anna
Oil and acrylic on canvas
2018
British

Pose (States of Water)
Lapin, Annie
Acrylic, oil, and oil stick on linen
2022
American

Joshua Elliott, Muscogee (Creek), Broken Arrow, OK
Dodds, Kieran
Giclée pigment print on Hahnemuhle archival paper
2024
Scottish

My Shadow: the underground man
Groen, Ale
Acrylic paint, tape, pencil on plywood
2024
Canadian

Regal Farlands
Hicks, Sheila
Wool, silk, and metallic fiber
2016
American

Untitled (5)
Herman, Sam
Blown glass
1982
Mexican American
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