The term 'conspiration' denotes a certain technique used to harmonize breathing between two or more persons. The knowledge of this technique has been handed down through the ages. When applied correctly, conspiration can be used to successfully control a given individual's psyche, even his or her sexual desires. Should not a work of art also accomplish these same goals through color, brushstrokes, geometric patterns and their specific placement, as well as figurative representations of the human form?

Art should be a very intimate experience between the artist and the viewer. A great work of art gives the viewer a deep look into the artist's psyche while subconsciously the art itself penetrates the viewers thoughts, melding the two into a union of shared empathy. The controlled breathing technique of conspiration can be aptly applied to the profound bonding of the artist and the viewer. Do you not feel your own breathing change subtly or sharply as your eyes behold and move over the surface of a painting, sculpture, or other work of fine art. If only for a brief moment the artist and viewer become one.

Erica [Barish] seemed especially excited by Randy Thurman's digital painting, Exhilaration, and selected that piece for the honor of launching the month as May 1st. -- "Art News: Christie's AVP brings unique vision to nude art calendar contest" News of the Nude, April 30, 2007.

"Randy Thurman is an interesting artist," says Bob Hogge, the artist owner of Monkdogz. "He's on to something." . . . Hogge says he would have expected the work Thurman produces to have emerged from one of the art capitols - London, Paris, Mexico City, Chicago, Los Angeles. "I was surprised to see this level of work coming out of Tennessee," he says. -- Doug Mason, "Tennessee Renaissance Man's abstract art - and music - selected for New York exhibit" Knoxville News Sentinel, January 28, 2007.

Randy Thurman's art has been exhibited at Monkdogz Urban Art, in Chelsea, New York; at Gallery 181, in Lawrence, MA; and online at BareBrush.com. His music has enjoyed international exposure from Manhattan's Chelsea district to London and Australia. Notable publications of Randy's work include the United Creators international "Vanguard" print catalogue.

Randy's paintings encompass a variety of styles, from the sensual figurative to geometric abstraction. His musical works range from rough acoustic blues, to contemporary classical, to improvisational jazz, and sublime avant-garde soundscapes. In the artist's mind, ALL things are interrelated; all forms of art should be inspiration for other forms of art. Why not paint a symphony, visually abstract the inner workings of the limbic system, or compose a score of literary fiction?

Randy paints and creates from his home in rural Tennessee with his wife Christy, who works as Randy's in-house photographer, web designer, publicist and occasional model. For the past 15 years, Randy has battled Morbus Meniere's, a debilitating inner ear disease. He is honored to be listed among the "Famous Patients with Meniere's" on www.menieresinfo.com in company with Jonathan Swift and Vincent Van Gogh. For more information about Randy Thurman, his art or his music, please visit www.thurmanart.org and the following sites:

Randy Thurman at Monkdogz Urban Art
http://www.monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Thurman/artist_thurman.htm

Randy Thurman's Music at CD Baby

http://cdbaby.com/all/randythurman

Help the American Academy of Otolarnygology Head & Neck Surgery Foundation Inc. find a cure for Morbus Meniere's Disease by donating here:

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