a[n] [auto]biography and a love story.
This work of art was recently brought to my attention, and I find it positively breath-taking. This is definitely my favorite artistic response to Vincent of anything I’ve seen, so I wanted to share these beautiful images with you. Vincent, could you have imagined? Self-Portrait, 1889 Self-Portrait (Dedicated to Paul Gauguin), 1888. I was forwarded […]
Mon, February 22 2010 » Artists Inspired by Vincent, Personal, Theater piece, Video Entries » 3 Comments
In the beginning, I avoided the “Van Go” aspect to this project right and left, I instead dug for the truth, and the truth could only be found in his letters, in his paintings, in history… Or so I thought. But the commodification, the misinterpretation, the drama, the mythology of Van Gogh is all important, […]
Mon, February 8 2010 » Artists Inspired by Vincent, Popular Culture, Research » 4 Comments
For Vincent I. Smooth silky serpentine Swirl of the tongue Of the brush Around and over under Just up over the back of my ear Wet Salacious Voluminous Tickling me with Color-saturation Vibrant forceful virile Thing Like the crest of a wave Overtaking you Turning you over and around In its insides Like a lick […]