Give us the world as it is.
Leave us with a story of everyday life.
Copy the original quote, or write another?
Mirrors cut from mirrors.
A single paragraph fragmented together.
Equally, you might say.
Word for word.
Line for line.
The versions were identical.
Mirrors never escape from the shadows of originality.
I wish for a bit more.
A mind of fire, living in tribal myths.
The raw power of a delirious moment.
Primal, exquisite.
Free from judgement, restriction, and reflection.
Background: I take the Brooklyn Rail newspaper and underline words and phases in the articles that catch my attention. Then circle a word or phrase for the title. It's more of a subtractive process, taking a page of words and editing down to a poem or maybe several. It's kind of backwards from the traditional process of adding words to a blank page, but it works for me. The pieces of newspaper with these random abstract poems get used as collage material in my artwork.
The concept of taking something that already exists and turning it into something new was inspired by a Richard Prince exhibition at the Guggenheim - 2008. His re-photography, nurse paintings, and deKooning woman, collage paintings were my favorites.
"Familiar Sketches In Chronological Order" was created from the following Brooklyn Rail Articles.
"The East, The West, and Sex: A History of Erotic Encounters" by Kaitlin Bell - July/August 2009, pg.21
"Reflections by Jonathan Blitzer" - July/August 2009, pg.21
Sunday, October 18, 2009
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