{"product_id":"luminosity-david-w-mccauley-jr-one-night-by-the-salish-sea","title":"Luminosity : David W. McCauley, Jr. | One Night by the Salish Sea","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 x 30, oil on wood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAs a dancer, when my body swoops and hovers, melts into the ground, or cradles another body, those watching cannot help but come along for the ride. Our brains are designed to “tell” us stories. As a viewer watches the dance, their mind is already at work telling them a story of pleasure, pain, love, despair, awe. Because we are all literally made from the same star stuff, we are connected by a set of physical laws that mandates a specific amount of space between atoms. Through that space the life energy of our bodies is able to flow, to send and receive messages that can be immediate, physical, and sometimes metaphysical; making profound experiences available to us through any one, or combination of, our five senses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI like communicating in visuals and movement because there is no need to know a particular written or spoken language. As long as art exists, it can speak to anyone. It’s a reason to always reach for the best that you can do, knowing it is always possible to do better. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing oils, acrylic paint, graphite, charcoal, and other media, I capture aspects of my subject to lead the viewer to an inward place. Looking deeply at a painting can communicate more than just an image. It is said, “The eyes are the windows to the soul.” Those who choose to look and contemplate the view may find a moment to experience the mystery of our humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBIO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid W. McCauley, Jr. holds a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGoddard College. David enjoyed fifteen years with the Alvin Ailey American Dance \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheater Foundation, as student, instructor, and performer. He performed with the Pearl \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrimus Dance Company, and the Omega Liturgical Dance Company, founded by Carla \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDe Sola. After moving to San Francisco in 1990, he joined Carla in forming and dancing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Omega West Dance Company. Concurrently, he performed with WingIt! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerformance Ensemble. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2001 David inaugurated and directed Berkeley\/Oakland \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAileyCamp at Cal Performances at the University of California at Berkeley, where he led \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe program for nearly twenty years. In 2020 David officially passed the torch to new \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eleadership at AileyCamp. He is now stretching his creative wings over other fields of art \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eincluding Painting, book illustration, and book design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David W. McCauley, Jr.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47530183852195,"sku":null,"price":2600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2100\/6243\/files\/IMG_2360.jpg?v=1775346018","url":"https:\/\/abramsclaghornshop.com\/products\/luminosity-david-w-mccauley-jr-one-night-by-the-salish-sea","provider":"Abrams Claghorn Shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}