by Jake Goertzen (1996) Introduction The following is an attempt to provide a context for the body of my art which has to I call "to Love...

When I look around our communities, I am often struck by their aesthetic barrenness. I see signs of commerce, billboards, business signs, logos of consumer products, advertisements, and of course, flyers and more flyers. It does not have to be this way. As an artist I have the vision to let art again reclaim its rightful place in our imaginations and in our public spaces. Great images linger in our unconscious long after they are first perceived and they can recreate our