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Hannah Secord Wade (American, born 1981)
Underground, 2022
Acrylic on linen
60 x 48 inches
Collection of the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine Museum purchase, Lynne Drexler Acquisition Fund, 2022.31
I chose the song “Many Times” by Blue Imagined because I felt it matched the aesthetic of the artwork. I’d describe it as a more gloomy acquired taste.
—Jordan Roy
I chose this song because of the lyrics and the matching tone.
The lyrics of the song say, “Alone at the edge of the universe."
“The stars were made for falling like melting obelisks as tall as another realm."
The cave looks empty and isolated. Almost as if someone walked into a world separate from reality.
“You look quite divine tonight here among these vibrant lights. Pure delights surround us as we sail.” The lyrics say "vibrant lights," and in the painting the cave has a lot of vibrant colorful lights.
“No one left at stake now that existence is on the wake. Let's see what we can make. The part is wholly ending a line in any final song. So long so far we will be atoning at last eternal through the past.” These lyrics seem to show or talk about a new beginning. The cave seems like it could be a new beginning. It looks untouched, like there has been no civilization. It is an untouched new world.
The overall song itself is more of a slower-paced song. This matches the painting because it is a relaxing and calm tone that still makes you curious and makes you think, “What is it like alone at the edge of the universe?”
—Karter Hostetler