If you are a virgin to this Blog, I suggest that you
skip this entry, because as we all learned as kids “one of these things is not
like the other..”
Breaking from Tradition( my own ), I am about to let
the cat out of the box, and am naturally, and required to be, uncertain of cats
ability to do much other than remain immobile, but a very famous Physicist said
that much more scientifically that I have just, but this is no time for
Science! This is a time for....well I guess science, but it’s a Left
Brain-Right Brain death match, so unless you are Ambiceptual, you will only
understand half of what you are about to see and read, so if you are
cognitively out of balance, now is the time to phone-a-friend……
I find sometimes that the most complex, novel mashup
of complex thoughts do not lend themselves well to classically accepted,
academic prose. So here is a piece that I have written recently, that, if you
have read at least some of the postings on this blog, will recognize is
something of a tie that binds, or acts as something of a
Meta-Conceptual-Abstract( MCA). An MCA of course provides descriptors for a
concept(s), but in a way that is at least one layer of abstraction away from
the topics under review. So, for the first time in the blog, I will put some
stretch on your ability to conceptualize everything at once, and includes a
picture, if you follow the link after the Analysis of the Verse.
It is true that an alter ego and I have a
partnership in which we are Professional Fine Art Photographers, with a wee bit
of success. The Art that we produce is derived from the writings here, which as
you legions of faithful readers know is devoid of images. Well all of that is
about to change…sort of. I have included a link to an image on another website.
But as every good computer programmer knows, sometimes a pointer is most
efficient. So a pointer you shall have.
Preface to Another Preface that Describes an
Abstract
About the this Pre-Preface Describing the afore
Mentioned Pointed to Verse
When we, well mostly my other ego, produce an art
show, it begins cognitively, not sensorially. And many of the underpinnings can
be find here, within the lines ( no, don’t go looking for tiny pictures!).
So here, represented by a not so tightly curated
exhibition of words, is an explanation that will put your thoughts at least
somewhere near the right plane of reality as you approach the Abstracted
narrative. Ok, yes, I am priming you.
The Verse
Each Couplet, Triplet, or Compound is represented by
an image that appropriately creates a sensory perception of the cognitive
perception. However, as I have done in the past, I break the bonds between
sensory and cognitive alignment, and then take advantage of this
destabilization to imprint on the viewer of my work precisely what I want them
to think. It is a very complex concept blending sociology, psychology,
Philosophy, Quantum Physics and Evolution. How else to bring this diversity of
disciplines together than by painting mental pictures with words, and by
creating communicative imagery. The reason for the show is not to simply show
abstract erotica, it is to confound the viewer to a point where they are
desperate for answers to questions that may, or may not be answered IF they can
follow the plot line. The bottom line: powerful human emotions and interactions
are required to create imagery with enough kinetic energy to force the viewer
out of their doe-eyed, brain-dead viewing experience. How do you do that:
Morbid curiosity and voyeurism? BUT, I won’t make it that easy……I am making it
more like a train-wreck that is just barely out of site and people are
straining to see it. Or the couple in the apartment building across the street
having sex on the couch but the curtains are ¾ shut so you think you know what
you might be seeing, but if all you can see are feet, you will never know for
sure. But we as consumers are trained to instantly discern the difference
between authentic and fake, like a Louis Vuitton handbag for $20 on the street
corner. If I create images that are not authentically derived, the consumer
will see right through the thin veneer of “art with meaning”, and whether they
are conscious of it or not, they will dismiss the images. This is why Sexuality
and eroticism plays such a big part in this show. I can create that
authentically (no, that is not a commitment that I , or anyone else will, but
it is a valid stamen nonetheless), but I can’t exactly go out and start causing
train wrecks. I have no issue with mind vs. body, but many people have not
thought about it enough.
The
genesis of most of my photo projects comes from the writings on my blog , as
well as my unpublished poetry . Because of the unique amalgamations of
concepts, my pitch to galleries is that I will manifest cognitive complexity in
sensory perceptions, regardless of whether the viewers perceptions are correct
or not. My goal is generally to force a wedge between sensory and cognitive
perceptions so that they become discordant. Now when your senses and cognition
are forced out of alignment , it can be argued that you have 2 ethereal
realities happening concurrently. Generally one is real and the other is not,
but the innate desire for reconciliation creates viewer engagement, and ideally
disagreements regarding the "right" answer. One side must be entirely
pure in its base of authenticity, the other a synthetic reproduction often
designed to emulate authenticity . To ensure irrefutable authenticity ,
you must go to the source . If the concept in question is emotion, you must go
to the trigger event. If you do not trace the authentic side of your
presentation back to it's definitive origins , you are building on a house of
cards . Thus the decision to go to the source of key emotions; their trigger
events.
The pointer: Pointer
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