
Electroman by Pete Eckert
My heart goes out to the earthquake victims in Haiti. News like this always reminds me of how fragile life on this earth can be, and compared to the less fortunate people who had to leave earth prematurely, we are lucky enough to be given the opportunity to continue to pursue our dreams.
Besides the news about the earthquake, I was really touched by another news I’ve come across while I was looking up the works of some past winners of the Artistwanted contest. “I never really took photography seriously until I went totally blind”, were the words of Pete Eckert, a blind visual artist who has caught my attention. This oxymoron has definitely evoked strong emotions in me, as I have rarely seen the adjectives of “blind” and “visual” being used to describe the same person, unless of course, if you’re describing blind as being ‘visually impaired’.
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January 15, 2010 | Categories: Dreaming of Art | Tags: Art, art appreciation, Asia, Blind artist, Blind Spot, challenges, dreams, Elaine Lee, ELs Cinema, emotions, faith, Filmmaking, Fragile life, gift, Haiti, imagination, missing links, no limitation, Pete Eckert, Photography, reality, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down, visually impaired | Leave A Comment »