Good and Plenty Marilyn

oil on canvas

16x11

2001

The moment we stop sex, love and beauty, we have stopped life. Sex, love and beauty, Marilyn had plenty of it. And it’s lasting. Imagine being a woman attracting the President of the United States when his First Lady was the most popular woman in the world.

It is about a woman in great contrast to the country that attacked us September 11, 2001. A country that veils and forbids its women education, as this woman is a product of our free democratic society.

It’s no secret how to make a material attraction but it is the first thing you learn in The Boston School. The secret is to look for the biggest, simplest shape, like a triangle. Marilyn's head and shoulders create the triangle. She took this shape, making herself up and shared it, so everyone could remember Marilyn.

Andy Warhol’s “Orange Marilyn” is number two on the contemporary auction block today, just behind Jasper Johns’ “Flag”. If we take these two original works that society has created on the auction block it says a lot about our society today. These two original works of art deserve to be called the social art of the day. The social art of today is about democracy and women. Our society insures life with priorities on democracy and woman. The Statue of Liberty seals the envelope.

“Good and Plenty Marilyn” is a work by Candace Whittemore

Lovely which is a personification of herself being Marilyn.

Good and Plenty Ross

oil on canvas 38x50 2001

We believe, a spirit protects us. Materialistically we reveal our spirit with a flag. After September 11, 2001 the nation discovered everyone wanted a flag. America was showing her spirit.

Jasper Johns’ “Flag” is number one on the contemporary auction block today. Discovering this before 9/11, I created a show, “Good and Plenty Candace Lovely”, to explain what are attractions. The flag then became “Good and Plenty Ross” to teach people that the flag is an attraction probably bigger than you think. Now that we have experienced all of the events from 9/11, nature has once again remained the educator. If I tell you now, that a flag is a big attraction to life, you can only agree.

As far as concluding that opposites attract, the attraction here is the spirit and the material. Jasper Johns’ “Flag” has only sealed the envelope.

“Good and Plenty Ross” is a work by Candace Whittemore

Lovely which was inspired by Jasper Johns’ work “Flag”.