Speaking About The Art of Aging
“Aging can be a time of ripening and harvest, the crowning culmination of a lifetime.”
– Alice and Richard Matzkin
The Matzkins are experienced speakers whose unique, inspiring and graphically beautiful PowerPoint presentation, filled with illustrations of their art work, documents their seventeen-year quest through paintings and sculpture to come to terms with their aging, and to grow old with acceptance and gratefulness.
Some of the art projects include: portraits of women aged 70-105 who are living their lives in meaningful and generous ways, sculptures depicting men in late old age, paintings of women 68-87 who pose without clothes and without shame, sculptures of mature couples in sensuous and loving embrace, sequential portraits of an aunt from age 89 to 97 showing the swift progression of age on face and body, paintings and sculptures of aging parents incorporating the problems associated with late old age and death, and much more.
The Matzkins have an inspiring message of hope for people of all ages, especially those entering the later years of their life.
Contact them at Matzkins@MatzkinStudio.com.
"Alice and Richard Matzkin captivated two large audiences at the University of Missouri. Hosted by the University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Center on Aging, the presentation of their work received standing ovations from university students to more seasoned sages."
David B. Oliver, PhD
Assistant Director, Interdisciplinary Center on Aging
University of Missouri School of Medicine
