After 9/11 Series

Life size pieces generated after 9/11/01 include song lyrics and poetry—some written by New York city poets; whose figurative forms are derived from archetypal god/desses; the genetic code letters (A, C, G, T) and xerox tansfers of media pictures from America’s New War are included. All are ink, oil stick on gessoed paper.

THOUGHTS TURN TO MURDER LATE AT NIGHT – poem by Lou Reed – xerox transfer, ink, oil stick on gessoed paper – 45″ x 33.5″ – featured in the AFTER 9/11 SHOW – 45″ x 33.5′

YEAR of the SERPENT # 1 – poem by W H Auden – 48″ x 72″

YEAR of the SERPENT # 2 – poem by W H Auden – 48″ x 72″

358 SERPENT MESSIAH – poem by Roberto Juarroz

COMPASSION – poem POLITICAL WORLD by Bob Dylan – 60″ x 72″

LAS VEGAS LIVING – poem THE GREY SQUIRREL by Humbert Wolfe – Afgani glyph-word for “brotherly love” – after 9/11 SHOW – 45″ x 33.5″

SOMETHING – poem by Steve Dalichinsky – 34″ x 41.5″

The EYEglasses — SONG Series

LA VIE EN ROSE
Hold me close and hold me fast
The magic spell you cast
This is la vie en rose
When you kiss me, Heaven sighs
And though I close my eyes
I see la vie en rose…..

Edith Piaf’s rational: “I’m looking at the world through rose-colored glasses” inspired the works of the Eyeglasses/ Song Series. We are Jekyll & Hyde— beings with dual mentalities, where left and right sides of our brain are assigned into logic and emotion ranges by science.

How does one “see”? The writing of songs or poems fuses passion into a form that brings what is being experienced into consciousness. The “eyeglasses” illustrate the mind’s function. Song lyrics are found in one frame and a chaotic form of graphics that represent an area of un-focused stimulation occur in the opposite frame.
Perhaps, when captivated by love we may be perceived to be acting in harmony.