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<\/p>\nOn a whim I decided to hop into my car (lovingly dubbed \u201cthe box\u201d by my friends) and drive up to the gorgeous Red Bank. I wasn\u2019t sure what it was that made me want to go; I hadn\u2019t been there since a performance and awards show at the historic Count Basie Theatre\u2026<\/p>\n
Exploration was in store after a quick stop at Starbucks for the usual soy chai.\u00a0A few pathetic attempts at parallel parking later, I took to wandering the streets and was greeted with nothing but gorgeous weather, beautiful streets, independent boutiques and adorable cafes. I had just left some vintage shop and was wandering up Monmouth Street a second time when I spotted splashes of color on a brick wall from my peripheral; on said wall was mounted three large canvas paintings, half-hidden in that alleyway.<\/p>\n
I was like a child, snapping away excitedly. These weren\u2019t just portraits\u2014there was something distinctively abstract (a contemporary tribute to Picasso, perhaps?) and thoroughly 21st century with its graphic vibrancy. Bright, unabashed, almost\u00a0graffiti-like heads by Romanian artist Dumitru Gorzo waiting to be found by some unsuspecting passerby.<\/p>\n
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I was headed home when I spotted this huge wall with more of Gorzo\u2019s heads displayed. A quick 360 and I parked my car at the nearest lot so I could snap these, too.<\/p>\n
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I don\u2019t think I could put into words how happy I was to find these. Childish excitement might be the best I can do.<\/p>\n
It was a day of adventure and discovery, a game of hide-and-seek with these huge heads, that left me wondering why art has become so unapproachable. Why the exclusivity, when art is meant to be dynamic and engage both emotion and discussion? I love a museum and art gallery, but stumbling upon an exhibition like Dumitru Gorzo\u2019s \u201cHeads\u201d has me wishing that art was made public. Art loses its feigned hautiness and becomes tangible, even if it were hidden for that coy-ish sense of mystery. Because once art becomes public, it begs to be looked at, admired and appreciated.<\/p>\n
And you can\u2019t help but to stop in your tracks and do exactly that.<\/p>\n
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