
'Some Things Are Better Unseen (2019)', ELLE
Artist: ELLE
Location: Allentown Arts Walk 603 W Linden Street
Description: The sketch for the Allentown mural depicts a female so strong that she can not even be looked in the eyes- and so they are shielded. She is a culmination of history and future- a mix of Native American braided hair and stone sculpture, mythological goddess Medusa, and current super model Ajak Deng. Her silk jacket and luxurious fabric is borrowed from the painting The Adoration Of The Magi (Detail) By Maarten De Vos, 1599. The woman is surrounded by flowers, a pool of water and neon lights- her atmosphere suggests that she is in a future word, full of feminine power- perhaps even suggestive of Mother Earth. The viewer is invited to assemble the bits of the collage and
Credit: ELLE
