Author: sasukakir

Best Damn Titles

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“did my silence imply reflection?”, Ali Cavanaugh

As previously posted, Margaux Lange hath shown me the wonder of Ali Cavanaugh, and now I pay that forward to you, Legendary readers.

Cavanaugh’s site describes her process as fresco, in which she applies watercolor to plaster panels. “Fascinated by the dichotomy of the seen and unseen in the human condition…body and soul…Cavanaugh’s art brings to light the complexity within contemplation. Her signature poetic titles are part of the engaging discourse.” And those are all of my favorite things, so when my ship comes in, you know I’ll be starting my Cavanaugh collection post haste. 

Ali Cavanaugh.

I’m Sure It’s Not A Golf Ball

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If you are a fan of Margaux Lange’s Barbie jewelry, and you are in Brooklyn tonight, know that you could walk right into her paramattel universe (and the universes, or at least the studios, of 25 other artists) at the Morgan Fine Arts open house. Details of the event, plus lots of other Margaux insight, and the photo above, all on her blog, Midge’s Mind. It’s also where I learned of Ali Cavanaugh, who I’ll post up separately, RIGHT NOW.

Feeling Michael Kenna

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(Michael Kenna, Above the Abreuvoir, Marly France, 1996)

I think it’s the fog and the clouds, this time of the year, round here. The trees, of course, are enigmatic wonders year-round. Kenna says he likes to spend a lot of time with trees, getting to know them, and that he will return to the same tree again and again over time. See his work right now at Kushiro Art Museum, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan and Box Gallery in Brussels, Belgium. Or soon in Paris, at either Camera Obscura Gallery or the Bibliotheque Nationale. Or next year in Italy and the USA. And not that it is just or reasonable to look at exquisite, medium format long exposures on the internet, but if you can’t make Japan, Belgium or France…

http://www.michaelkenna.net

Don’t Forget the Doctor

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My title strangeness continues. Last night I discovered what I have been missing by censoring The Cat Piano from my screen, based solely on title. Not that I gave it much thought. I see references to online video, cats, and pianos, and I imagine more of the Fwd: You’ve Got To See This home videos that are a little less amazing with each instance.

Do not replicate this judgement error. This is a gorgeous hand drawn 2D animation of a poem narrated gorgeously by Nick Cave. The film’s website references Kerouac and Poe, but I say

What about Seuss?