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The latest YAI Arts exhibition is live on the YAI Arts page. The show exalts the ocean as a source of creative inspiration, freedom, depth, healing, and infinite possibility. The title is inspired by a Glenis Redmond piece called “Dear You,” which was featured in a 2019 curated selection of poems published in The New York Times by poets with disabilities. 

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2 images of artwork side-by-side. On the left is "Seagull" by Christine Buda and on the right is "Smooth Sailing in Space" by Jimmy Tucker.
"Seagull" by Christine Buda and "Smooth Sailing in Space" by Jimmy Tucker.

One line of the poem discusses how a pen’s expansive powers are as deep, mysterious, and healing as the sea. This resonated with the artists, who created pieces featuring seashells, dolphins, pirate ships, waterfalls, and mer-people. Beyond the seafaring subject matter, the pieces pulsate with the depth and enchantment the ocean provides. 

Chris Chronopoulos, one of the artists featured in the show, described his creative process: "It was unique to enter the realm of the opposite world, the ultimate world, the realm of the unknown. It's in the back of my subconscious. I see a world of paintings and sculptures and canvases. They dissipate and show me how to make them."