Healing for Humanity

Reported By: Evania Garlinghouse

Photographed By: Yolanda Diaz

Created by Marvin Eans and Chandler Brutscher, the previous art exhibit “Healing for Humanity'' was a collage comprised of multicolored cut-out letters on canvas that make out words such as “justice” and “hope.” The letters were printed in silk screen ink and have a sheen to them; the light reflected brilliantly across the canvas at different angles. The vision that Brutscher and Eans share for their artwork and for humanity’s healing is beautiful and encouraging.

         Eans and Brutscher agreed to start working on this project last spring. Brutscher said that the initiative for starting the project was Eans’, and she was happy to join. The collage was digitally produced, and Brutscher participated by cutting out the letters. The exhibit also involved silk screen painting, which helped give the canvases their unique sheen.

The message of working toward the healing of humanity was key for this exhibit. Brutscher said that she sees problems both at a national and local level: rifts that she would like to see healed. She thinks that a lot of these rifts “generate mistrust” and exacerbate the problem, and that the solution is to inspire imagination and creativity. 

Brutscher feels that the arts "historically and psychologically challenge us to imagine alternative outcomes together." This kind of creativity and open dialogue can help us generate solutions. Brutscher sees making these art pieces as the first step she can take in the journey toward healing for humanity. 

Brutscher said that healing for humanity “requires viewing the world in a different way and taking the leap of faith to care for others despite religious, political, or other defining beliefs.” She also noted that, “we can’t expect change if we can’t imagine a different future."  

          Brutscher said that the color palette for the pieces represents “light, energy, and joy.” She hopes that the imagination and creativity she and Eans put into their art pieces encouraged others to follow in their steps.