themselves in, he said.
His once perfectly
healthy life is now punctuated
by days of extreme
pain.
Dr. Srinivas Reddy,
the Jacobi Medical Center
trauma surgeon who
worked on his case said
that when D’Amico was
brought into the Emergency
Department he
had lost half of his blood
and his blood pressure
had fallen dangerously
low.
“He was pretty badly
jacked up,” said Reddy,
who added that D’Amico
pushed himself to get to
where he is today.
“I think he should
recover fully from all
of these injuries,” said
Reddy.
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Artist, 91, inspires youngsters to
challenge their creative side
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
Marion Hughes, a 91-yearold
artist who creates art
from discarded objects, is encouraging
youngsters to use
their own imaginations and
get active beyond the ubiquitous
electronic games and
gadgets that deadends their
expressive side.
She presented what she
says may be her fi nal exhibit
at one of her favorite places:
the Allerton Library.
Standing beside a glass
case on the second fl oor of the
library, just outside the children’s
section of the building,
Hughes discussed her philosophy
about creating art out of
found objects.
In her most recent installation,
she used paper, Styrofoam
spheres, glue, small
paper sticks, as well as some
fi shing line to simulate water
in a fountain.
The dozen or so models
on display look like smaller
versions of modern outdoor
art installations sometimes
found in public spaces, and
include miniature people,
also made of paper, to give the
meticulously crafted pieces
perspective.
“They are prototypes
for larger installations that
could be put in parks or public
spaces,” said Hughes, adding
“I did this because I wanted
the children to know that you
can do things without buying
anything. (The artwork) is
paper, scissors and glue.”
Hughes said that it was
the fi fth year in a row she
has exhibited objects created
from waste for the children of
Allerton.
In previous years she
created collections of spaceships
and robots, a chorus
of women from countries
around that world that were
made of bleach bottles, and
a miniature house, with furniture
made of paper, said
Hughes.
In 1988, she said that she
created a library exhibit of
jewelry and fl owers, made
from bread dough, said
Hughes.
Many of the latest creations
might perhaps evoke
in miniature form the styles
of the Unisphere monument
in Flushing Meadow Park in
Queens or mobiles of the solar
system or sundials.
She is now producing
an Asian-themed group of
pieces, she said.
“These are just models for
larger pieces,” she said, posting
on a piece of paper in the
case that the artwork was
powered with imagination,
no electronics, thinking,
planning and doing.
It took about nine months
to make the space-age looking
pieces in her spare time,
she said.
She is also an accomplished
painter and is entirely
self-taught, though she
got on-the- job training painting
china in a factory and being
a designer of children’s
clothing, she said.
Hughes said that this
might very well be her last
exhibit for the children at the
library, as she is having issues
with her vision.
She never sold non-commercial
art that wasn’t commissioned,
she said. The
youngsters in her community
don’t really have much art in
their lives and she wants to
show them what’s possible.
“I don’t do this for money
or fame,” said Hughes. “I do it
to spread the news that there
is so much that you can do if
you allow yourself to dream
or imagine.”
She added: “You don’t
have to go out and buy things
all of the time, or have an
electronic gadget fi ll your
mind with other people’s
thoughts, you can have your
own thoughts.”
Allerton artist Marion Hughes is seeking to encourage young people to use their imaginations with
artwork created mostly out of paper and other found objects. Her latest exhibit is currently on display
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Councilman Gjonaj was proud to present the Councilman Mark Gjonaj Community Service Award to
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