LOVE

LOVE is Larry Wessel's feature-length documentary about an extraordinary painter from New Mexico and her astonishing works of art.

Beth Moore-Love is perhaps the greatest living artist working in America today. Her works can be found in private collections throughout the United States and Europe. She is a national treasure and yet, she is virtually unknown. Filmmaker Larry Wessel is determined to change that with his nine year labor of love...his feature-length documentary called LOVE.

THE ART OF BETH MOORE-LOVE

"My 'artwork' has always been very cynical and ANGRY. I read a quote once, I don't remember who said it, something about the purpose of art being to soothe the spirit after a hard day of 'reality'. What does that mean? I once saw a two-page advertisement for some stupid car, on one side of the fold-out was a photo of Monument Valley, morphing into the skyline of Manhattan. On the other page, over Monument Valley was written 'The Dream', over Manhattan was written: 'The Reality'. And I saw right away that this was completely backwards. So my purpose as an artist is to soothe these people who turn our world up-side down for profit? These people who feel spiritually bereft after a hard day of raping and pillaging? F*ck that. I will NOT. I'm going to sneak it on the wall, and slap the sh*t out of them with the truth of it. Is there ugliness and horror in my work? Absolutely. Do you think that my work is distatsteful? You are correct!"

- Beth Moore-Love