Harry, might I persuade you to talk a little bit (here on the blog) about different textures and surfaces in your visual work, any thoughts you may have regarding what is happening in this area? I have found many surprises and confirmations in these works. Always interested in perspectives you might share!
yes. I would also be v interested in hearing some of your thoughts, even if they are not specific to this piece.
A lot of interesting contrasts, here..., esp. enjoyed the river of space that floats down the diagonal, crossing over the word asphalt, and a broken off portion of the word concentration(?)
I really like your work--it is a close second to "indie pen dance day" (haha). That is a tough act to follow :)
Sheila and Ryan thanks for asking. I agree with Ryan about "indie pen dance day."
About the textures and surfaces in the visual work… it's usually a "what if?" thing for me. What if I take a part of a non-visual poem and cut a piece out of it and rework it in photoshop? It then becomes, in some ways, a variation or a reinterpretation or a solo (using a musical metaphor) of the original. I try to do these things fast so the thinking process doesn't get in the way. I'm trying to surprise myself, actually. Similar to what a hay(na)ku would do, ya know? "oh, my" So, to sum it up, I would have to go back to the musical metaphor and say it’s really about improvisation and trying to create as small a gif or jpeg file as possible. The results work for me sometimes and other times they just look plain silly to me, but then, that’s just the way it is. Cheers, hks
Could be my thoughts, Harry, point for point. Except that you get surprised early; you're able to stop at first sighting of a new cool thing, I think. As for me, I get carried away, amazed at the things a simple photo editor can do. On the debet side this means my findings might seem a little over-worked, or trivial to the text at hand; on the other, I've been pleasantly surprised to find, with said editor, patterns of writing (whether it be lines, words, letters, or maps) that are not visible to the eye, not right away at least. But then again, I wouldn't be doing this if it weren't for your example and encouragement. So, thanks.
ah, yes... surprised early and elated later, in tuscany it's always that way, take the trivial and up pops (to) the eye, not right away at least but rather then (but) shaping a melody against flat 5 chords --- it's the collaboration that makes it!
Will surely be back here.
A lot of interesting contrasts, here..., esp. enjoyed the river of space that floats down the diagonal, crossing over the word asphalt, and a broken off portion of the word concentration(?)
I really like your work--it is a close second to "indie pen dance day" (haha). That is a tough act to follow :)
rgrds-
ryan
About the textures and surfaces in the visual work… it's
usually a "what if?" thing for me. What if I take a part of
a non-visual poem and cut a piece out of it and rework it
in photoshop? It then becomes, in some ways, a variation or
a reinterpretation or a solo (using a musical metaphor) of
the original. I try to do these things fast so the thinking
process doesn't get in the way. I'm trying to surprise
myself, actually. Similar to what a hay(na)ku would do, ya
know? "oh, my" So, to sum it up, I would have
to go back to the musical metaphor and say it’s
really about improvisation and trying to create as
small a gif or jpeg file as possible. The
results work for me sometimes and other times
they just look plain silly to me, but then,
that’s just the way it is.
Cheers, hks
and I like the shape of your response.
rgrds-
ryan
then again, hks
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