The Tortise and the Hare (2022) Digital Arts by Richard Nodine
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This work is an "Open Edition"
Digital Arts,
Giclée Print / Digital Print
- Dimensions Several sizes available
- Several supports available (Fine art paper, Metal Print, Canvas Print)
- Framing Framing available (Floating Frame + Under Glass, Frame + Under Acrylic Glass)
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Categories Abstract Abstract
One day a Hare was making fun of a Tortoise for being so slow. "Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh. "Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. I'll run a race with you to prove it."
The Hare was amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, and for fun he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and started the runners. The Hare was soon far out of the Tortoise’s sight, and to make the Tortoise feel ridiculous the Hare lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise could catch up.
The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on peacefully; and when at last he did awake, the Tortoise was near the goal line. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.
Moral:
The race is not always to the swift.
Related themes
I grew up in a small New Jersey farming community at a time when the state still resembled its moniker, "the Garden State." At the age of 14 I landed my first paying job, robbing banks. It paid minimum wage at a local amusement park known as Cowboy City. Between robberies I embarked on a study of 19th Century, western calligraphy and talked the management into allowing me to paint elaborate signs to enhance the “wild west” atmosphere. It was great fun.
I studied at Parsons School of Design and NYU. Upon graduation, I worked briefly for a major ad agency, but found the corporate creative environment unsatisfying. I took a job in the display department of a small department store on the Jersey shore. I was practically the only one there that really needed a job. Everyone else was having a great time making “art.” So I adopted the company policy and found, like other artists of the period, I enjoyed the flamboyant environment of retail.
But good things never last. Small retail was becoming uneconomical so I moved to the local division of R.H. Macys where I discovered a management intent on reshaping department stores in a more relevant and creative form. I advanced through several positions, finally moving to the San Francisco division where I became display director.
During the 1970s and 80s Macys California was noted for groundbreaking merchandising and many exhibits of design and ethnic art. My participation in the creative team's efforts afforded me the opportunity to travel widely and the freedom to produce a quality of work few corporate art directors are allowed to achieve. My staff and I were rewarded with national recognition.
In 1987 contractions in the retail industry once again encouraged a move. I formed Pacific Print Media to assist the burgeoning pool of entrepreneurs in Northern California with quality sales promotion tools. Today, I continue to service a small group of my clients and devote most of my time to self-defined projects.
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Nationality:
UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : unknown date
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary American Artists
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