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Entries in Angela Mercedes Donna Otto (1)

Wednesday
Dec122012

Tea, Coffee, Juice, and Art

DateWednesday, December 12, 2012 at 12:14PM

Photo: Angela Mercedes Donna OttoPhoto: Angela Mercedes Donna Otto

“From splotches of tea, coffee, and juice, Angela Mercedes Donna Otto was able to create these astounding works. The beauty in a lot of art comes from the naïvety of people assuming on approach that 'oh I could do that.' Upon further examination, the realization usually dawns on them that they indeed could not.”

Aphophemia is a term which refers to seeing patterns and meaning were none is intended, such as seeing an image in a passing cloud. That’s the basis for the art of Angela Otto--and its quite a fascinating process.

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