#thomas ingmire

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These pieces by Thomas Ingmire “present writing as a visual verbal code,” according to the artist’s website. “The viewer is invited to solve the mystery.”

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thomas ingmire, sketches for ‘one day’ by jack hirschman, san francisco, ca, 2017  letterform archive, san francisco, ca

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"This is how the project began, but it is not really easy to describe what this project is or what it has become. The answer to these questions seems to depend upon who you are and what you believe. Some see it as an anti-war protest. Others look at it as a statement about freedom and a plea for world peace that asks each of us to live in this world responsibly. It has been criticized as being unpatriotic and anti-American, and praised, on the other hand, as standing for the essence of what it means to be an American. Perhaps it is all of these things, but ultimately it is a demonstration of the power of passion and of the creative spirit. The beauty and expressiveness of the hand written mark, from the untrained writing of four year olds to the masterly calligraphy of the greatest living scribes, is on display. The project shows how individual efforts can be brought together to create a whole that is even richer than its parts... an apt symbol in itself for the idea of a peaceful world."

Thomas Ingmire