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| ARTIST & GALLERY Working alongside them I evolved as they did. I became more at
ease with the material, could look at it more objectively and assimilate
it into art more effectively. The artwork grew from still to active, from
few colors to many, from isolated students to the large cohesive group.
These graphics parallel the student's movement from the cadaver to the
live patient, and their silent hours over the dead body to their verbal
interchange with the live human being. Perhaps my increased understanding
of the students led to more fluidity in the latter work, while greater
involvement with clinical medicine and its human problems, which are more
within the scope of the onlooker, added depth.
As physiology followed anatomy, this study goes beyond the simple
portrayal of the body. There is a loveliness in human beings helping
another. As they came to understand the art of medicine, I was learning
the role of medicine in my art: I was becoming aware of the universal
truths all around me in the hospital setting. Beauty is inherent in
the human cycle: birth, death, and human warmth and caring. "For mercy
has a human heart, Pity a human face."
Upon completing her four-year medical school experience, Ms. Lesser
followed a number of these fledgling doctors through their internship
and residency training at the LAC+USC Medical Center. She continued
to document her impressions and experiences through her artwork and
diaries. The resulting collection of powerful images and stories was
entitled The Art of Caring
and is available for viewing on the World Wide Web. |
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