“If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?"
The “fallen Tree” is a reference to this question in quantum theory and philosophy. With a special interest in the experiential, the intimacy, and the quality of provisional nature in art. The human experience, that out weighs any of our expectations, assumptions, or methods of questioning.
Those things that can only be discovered not predicted. Like an electron with probabilities for appearing ‘here’ or ‘there’. Things are what they are. Yet, ‘things-as-they-are’, are only ‘things-as-they-appear’. An illusion and a physical phenomenon. The fallen tree in the forest makes a noise whether we are there or not.
The same can be said in making art. The viewer is rarely present in this process. They can only discern and experience what might have happened. Maybe learn and take pleasure in the narrative. Re-live it, and imagine the sound of the tree falling in the forest. Regardless, of an audience or any human observations. When a tree falls it does make a noise. The artist makes art and it is what it is.
Those moments of chance, of discovery, of awakening, are the makings of a meaningful life. The unexpected, the unmeasurable, and the profound subtleties that liberate and heighten our human experience. The gold that we incessantly seek is the tree that fell in the forest.
The “fallen Tree” is a reference to this question in quantum theory and philosophy. With a special interest in the experiential, the intimacy, and the quality of provisional nature in art. The human experience, that out weighs any of our expectations, assumptions, or methods of questioning.
Those things that can only be discovered not predicted. Like an electron with probabilities for appearing ‘here’ or ‘there’. Things are what they are. Yet, ‘things-as-they-are’, are only ‘things-as-they-appear’. An illusion and a physical phenomenon. The fallen tree in the forest makes a noise whether we are there or not.
The same can be said in making art. The viewer is rarely present in this process. They can only discern and experience what might have happened. Maybe learn and take pleasure in the narrative. Re-live it, and imagine the sound of the tree falling in the forest. Regardless, of an audience or any human observations. When a tree falls it does make a noise. The artist makes art and it is what it is.
Those moments of chance, of discovery, of awakening, are the makings of a meaningful life. The unexpected, the unmeasurable, and the profound subtleties that liberate and heighten our human experience. The gold that we incessantly seek is the tree that fell in the forest.
Fallen Tree Exhibitions is the hub for projects in contemporary art, exhibition, education, and activism, by Eric Wong & Marianne Goyette.
Eric Wong, is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, art advisor, curator, and exhibitions organizer.
I firmly believe that art is for everyone. And that its value lie not in its grand exclusivity, but in its comprehensibility. Access to art and art education amounts to a more superlative, relevant, and distinguished endowment that transcends luxury.
I have always applied a great deal of passion, determination, and extremely hard-work to every project I’ve been fortunate enough to work on. I find immense joy in developing an idea through its fruition both independently and collaboratively! I seek excellence in the most mundane of tasks, knowing that each essential part contributes to the overall success. I am self motivated, organized, and highly adaptive in communicating with professionals and the public. I am well versed in every aspect of multi-media event management, art exhibitions, curatorial practices, collections management, fine art and entertainment marketing, networking and outreach, and community building. In whatever capacity I assume in my practice, there is a fierce underlining objective of promoting equity in the arts and art education.
I provide art educational advising, career development, and representation, for aspiring undergraduate and graduate art students, as well as, artists. I also offer Institutional consultation for educators, counselors, and department heads. I provide resources, outreach recommendations, career guidance, and often times placement of art. I have over twenty five years experience working independently and collaboratively with artists, art students, collectors, educators, non-profit organizations, businesses, and community leaders. I was also on the board of Vanguard Culture, a non-profit art organization in San Diego, CA. I have a long history of successes in all functions of organizing and mass promoting multimedia events, exhibitions, festivals, and art fairs, all over California. My work with collectors in Los Angeles, included managing, organizing, and sales of an entire collection. In San Diego I founded Hotels/Motels (Unofficial Art Fair 2000-2018) which connected artists with collectors, as well as, exciting a broader art community. I also curated and conceived the visual art component of Vanguard Culture’s Sensorium in 2018, aired on National Geographic. I’ve organized exhibitions and multi-media events both large and small, working with organizations such as Sushi Performance and Visual Art, and Phantom Galleries Los Angeles. All of the events were intended to promote artists to a much larger public, including new and seasoned collectors. I wanted to create a more dynamic and sustainable art ecosystem where artists could experiment and thrive. Adept in the nuances of fine art marketing and alternative PR strategies, I have effectively connected with extremely broad and diverse communities. I am an impassioned advocate of art for the masses with the broad objective of bridging accessibility to the arts and art education.
Affiliations: Sushi Performance and Visual Art, Vanguard Culture, Landmark Entertainment Group, Phantom Galleries L.A., Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, LA Theater Works, InSite 2000, The World Beat Cultural Center, San Diego Art Institute, RIQ Gallery, Giorgio Santini Gallery, The New Bohemian, The 7th and Broadway Partnership, San Diego Children’s Museum, San Diego Center for the Moving and Performing Arts, The Lafayette Hotel, Motel 6, Travelodge Motel, and various High Schools and universities in California.
Affiliations: Sushi Performance and Visual Art, Vanguard Culture, Landmark Entertainment Group, Phantom Galleries L.A., Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, LA Theater Works, InSite 2000, The World Beat Cultural Center, San Diego Art Institute, RIQ Gallery, Giorgio Santini Gallery, The New Bohemian, The 7th and Broadway Partnership, San Diego Children’s Museum, San Diego Center for the Moving and Performing Arts, The Lafayette Hotel, Motel 6, Travelodge Motel, and various High Schools and universities in California.
Marianne T. Goyette has been making art for forty- five years. She has studied art and art education at UCLA, UCI, CSUSM and CSULB. Working with her husband, Eric Wong, she helped create Fallen Tree Exhibitions and was in charge of marketing and assisted in curating Sensorium and Hotels/ Motels (Unofficial Art Fairs).
Marianne is passionate about art education and has studied under Mona Brookes who founded Monart. Monart is the largest and longest running franchise art studios in the United States. Marianne also was an independent curriculum contractor for KIDZART which has studios throughout the world. Marianne’s curriculum is used by all KIDZART studios.
Marianne has taught advanced drawing and painting skills to children and adults for over twenty years. She has been a Program Director for two art studios in Los Angeles and one in San Diego, Ca. In 2004, Marianne became a curriculum teacher at CSULB and helped to develop an arts program that was Reggio Amelia project based for the School Age Program of Isabel Patterson Child Development Center.
Marianne Goyette and Eric Wong have dedicated their lives to educate students using the discipline of art. The Building Blocks Project that Eric and Marianne created in 2004-08 gave students a voice to express their concerns regarding political and contemporary problems. This project allowed students to engage in direct group and individual problem-solving techniques using their voices, written text and visual art. This series of projects were focused on Growth Mindset discussions and hands on educational experiments. Building Blocks gave students the opportunity to own their environment and understand their political and social responsibility in the future as leaders in the Global Community.
Marianne Goyette has taught in private, public and non-profit organizations. She has taught Foundations of Visual Art, Digital Photography 1 and 2. Advanced, Intermediate Drawing and Painting, Video, Drama, AP Art History and AP Studio Art. During her time as an educator her students work has been published in The Southern Cross, Union Tribune, El Sol and El Cid. Her students work has been showcased at the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego Art Institute, Del Mar Fair, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, Liberty Station, KPBS and the San Diego Watercolor Society.
Marianne’s personal artwork ranges from installation, video, digital photo, painting and drawing to collaborative performance- based work. Her work has been on exhibit at Sushi Visual and Performing Arts, Hotels/ Motels (Unofficial Art Fair), Dot to Dot, Life Stage (The Blurred Line Between Art and Life), CSULB and CSUSM and is permanently on display at Liberty Station in San Diego.
Her most current work focuses on drawing and painting. She is strongly influenced by the New Leipzig School, Contemporary Realism and is interested in using art to intersect daily life and change social paradigms through imagery.
Marianne is passionate about art education and has studied under Mona Brookes who founded Monart. Monart is the largest and longest running franchise art studios in the United States. Marianne also was an independent curriculum contractor for KIDZART which has studios throughout the world. Marianne’s curriculum is used by all KIDZART studios.
Marianne has taught advanced drawing and painting skills to children and adults for over twenty years. She has been a Program Director for two art studios in Los Angeles and one in San Diego, Ca. In 2004, Marianne became a curriculum teacher at CSULB and helped to develop an arts program that was Reggio Amelia project based for the School Age Program of Isabel Patterson Child Development Center.
Marianne Goyette and Eric Wong have dedicated their lives to educate students using the discipline of art. The Building Blocks Project that Eric and Marianne created in 2004-08 gave students a voice to express their concerns regarding political and contemporary problems. This project allowed students to engage in direct group and individual problem-solving techniques using their voices, written text and visual art. This series of projects were focused on Growth Mindset discussions and hands on educational experiments. Building Blocks gave students the opportunity to own their environment and understand their political and social responsibility in the future as leaders in the Global Community.
Marianne Goyette has taught in private, public and non-profit organizations. She has taught Foundations of Visual Art, Digital Photography 1 and 2. Advanced, Intermediate Drawing and Painting, Video, Drama, AP Art History and AP Studio Art. During her time as an educator her students work has been published in The Southern Cross, Union Tribune, El Sol and El Cid. Her students work has been showcased at the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego Art Institute, Del Mar Fair, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, Liberty Station, KPBS and the San Diego Watercolor Society.
Marianne’s personal artwork ranges from installation, video, digital photo, painting and drawing to collaborative performance- based work. Her work has been on exhibit at Sushi Visual and Performing Arts, Hotels/ Motels (Unofficial Art Fair), Dot to Dot, Life Stage (The Blurred Line Between Art and Life), CSULB and CSUSM and is permanently on display at Liberty Station in San Diego.
Her most current work focuses on drawing and painting. She is strongly influenced by the New Leipzig School, Contemporary Realism and is interested in using art to intersect daily life and change social paradigms through imagery.