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This organism remains endemic to many countries. Vibrio cholerae, which preys on areas without adequate access to clean water and sanitation systems, has been responsible for 7 pandemics since the 19th century, killing millions of people across the globe. Water has been the source for infections of international and local importance. Water is critical for sterilization: steam under pressure has a long history of use for sterilization to prevent the spread of infections by reusable surgical instruments. Water is used in myriad ways to maintain hygiene, arguably handwashing being most critical for preventing the spread of organisms responsible for diseases as diverse as influenza and other respiratory infections, diarrheal disease, and healthcare-associated infections in hospitals. Water is essential for life and for preserving health, but under certain circumstances, it can be the reservoir and conduit for pathogens that can lead to disease and death. The results achieved often depict isolated moments, visualizations.вЂќ Notes from this exhibition also offer perspective into her style of painting, вЂњThe most obvious unifying element in GosleeвЂ™s mixed media work is pattern: layers of color and form operate as a visual metaphor for layers of awareness. вЂњFlowвЂќ was an exhibition of GosleeвЂ™s works displayed at the District of Columbia Arts Center in 2009вЂ“2010. It all evolves and is ultimately a practice that allows me to process my experience of the world.вЂќ (P. Sometimes I use spray paint, and sometimes I draw on the surface of the paintings. I make marks, move and pour paint on the canvas.

In her words, вЂњItвЂ™s a blank slate every time I start. It may be a viewerвЂ™s choice, for Goslee, who favors a style that is colorful and intuitive, approaches her painting without a preconceived plan. Conversely, it could suggests the proverbial 10,000-foot view, the stretched convergence of a city and river delta, interlaced with roads, canals, and lakes and dotted with buildings, fields, forests, and towns as viewed from an airplane window. It might be perceived as capturing a teeming collection of microorganisms inhabiting a drop of water. GosleeвЂ™s water-themed painting can be viewed from divergent perspectives. Dominating the image, a dense V-shaped amalgamation of speckled shapes-some uniform and others elongated-streaks diagonally across the center of the canvas while a column of undulating forms juts up along the left side. Green and pale blue spheres of color float above the patterns. A hazy hatch work sweeps across the top of the painting and repeats in the lower right. Her abstract work points to the possibility of mutability and transformation in water.

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Vivid blues and greens interspersed with layers of white splash across this monthвЂ™s cover art, вЂњWater Prayer I,вЂќ one of a series of water-related pieces from the portfolio of artist Patricia Goslee, who lives in Washington, DC, United States. American marine biologist Sylvia Earl offers this perspective: вЂњNo water, no life. Archaeology, history, and anthropology corroborate that most civilizations originated near water. Water comprises в‰€71% of Earth's surface, and the United States Geological Survey estimates that Earth is covered by more than 332,500,000 cubic miles (mi 3) of water. Water sustains life, reshapes topography, provides passage and conveyance, and delineates and destroys geopolitical boundaries. If unadulterated and at room temperature, it is tasteless, odorless (to humans), and transparent. Water is the most precious and essential natural resource.

вЂњThousands have lived without love, not one without water.вЂќ Acrylic on canvas, 11 in Г— 17 in/28 cm Г— 43 cm.

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