PUNCH DRUNK LOVE is a wonderful movie. I see it as a meditation on the reality and formative power of things like the will. The will is a real thing no less than a body. It has a certain Continue reading
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A Few Instances of Imagework
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SHE SHOWED HIM.
“I included in the stuff I sent you* a bit of a page from a book I used to have of stereoscopic aerial photographs of canyons. The pictures are taken from directly above. The resultant effect is a completely unreadable and insignificant depiction of canyons. This however only heightens the effect when the photos are viewed stereoscopically. I remember the first time I looked at them through the viewer, I actually experienced vertigo.”
This is part of a note I wrote to woman who I had sent nine pieces of art. She had served as the model for the art Continue reading
A Splinter
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On the front lawn of an old house similar to all the other houses on the street Sammy Boy is attending to countless children, leaving the preparations for the wedding in more capable hands. Well-dressed guests file passed him carrying boxes of taffeta and lace, some carrying satin gowns on hangers dressed in clear plastic. He smiles gently at the greeting of each without showing his teeth.
Inside, in the small green kitchen with the large cast iron stove, Continue reading
Regarding the project the Mentor’s Grove: Here is the original threefold pamphlet I made for my first pitch to build an outdoor classroom/sculptural setting to honor my mentor.
Two things are remarkable about it for me now, Continue reading
Arnie Charnick’s Ultima Cena: a request
This is a mural, La Ultima Cena, by NYC artist Arnie Charnick for a restaurant, Tinga Taqueria, in Milburn, NJ. I am designing kids coloring pages based on it. I am trying to identify elements of Mexican Folk Art Charnick used so that I can develop narratives for the characters at the table.
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