Posted by Jai Narayan on August 7, 2004, at 18:49:21
In reply to Re: poem ... Bullet Riders, 1988 » Jai Narayan, posted by Atticus on August 7, 2004, at 13:19:58
> I'm still curious about your paintings, if you feel like discussing them. :) Atticus
Was Temple friends with Alyssa?
Did they know each other?
I have always wondered how someone could stay friends forever...like Pez. How does she do it? What is her birthday, just the month and day?do you stay close to people you make friends with?
My painting....
I had a lot of angst from my childhood and I used painting as a way to express it. Most of the time I did self portraits (because I would sit for free and as long as I wanted). They are very intense paintings. I was partial to the Fauvists.I was always obsessed with death and saw death as the last struggle. I did portraits of older women and death. Also I did a painting (from a photo) of the Rosenbergs right before they were executed. I was an am very political and did a lot of my work for marches and demonstrations.
More recently I did a moody topo map of the local area and put all the untimelys (people who have died by murder or suicide) onto the map. I choose to put all the deaths since I had arrived in the area.
I took acrilyic paint and rubbed it (with my fingers) onto a topo map of the local area. I attached the topo to a piece of canvas (like a scroll).
I layered the colors. Keeping it very transparent. It looked like a beautifully bruised body.
Thanks for asking Atticus from Atlantis.
poster:Jai Narayan
thread:374887
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/write/20040729/msgs/375143.html