A Quote from the (beautiful) Suburbs.

I used to think I was not like them but I'm beginning to have my doubts.
-AF.

That One Poem.

Daydream delusion, limousine eyelash / Oh baby with your pretty face / Drop a tear in my wineglass / Look at those big eyes / See what you mean to me / Sweet-cakes and milkshakes / I'm a delusion angel / I'm a fantasy parade / I want you to know what I think / Don't want you to guess anymore / You have no idea where I came from / We have no idea where we're going / Lodged in life / Like branches in a river/ Flowing downstream / Caught in the current / I carry you / You'll carry me / That's how it could be / Don't you know me? / Don't you know me by now? -Street Poet from Before Sunrise.

Imaginary Plans.

Carta-ficción #7: Homecoming.

kaleidoscopic dreams.
kaleidoscopic dreams at 10 am. at 10 am on a Saturday morning.
our kaleidoscopic dreams ensemble.
kaleidoscopic dreams bringing hope. bring me hope.
we share them with each other, right after we wake up, only to find out they are quite similar.
and beautiful.
then there's the sun. showing up at my window.
and the midnight sun, or just the hope to see a midnight sun.
yes, watching the midnight sun in the land of baby deer.
maybe we'll watch it together.
maybe not. because maybe you won't care for it.
the light is getting us soaked. we’re soaking in it. it’s pouring all over us.
i can hear you breathing.
or maybe it's just the earth.
it could be nothing. it's 3 am.
the sun is still up. and our happiness is wonderfully textured.
like silk or sand. or sugar, honey, lime droplets. i've missed you so much.
but i don't have to tell you that.
my tears do all the talking.
you insist on saving them.
you watch them carefully.
are they tears of joy? some. are they tears of sadness? some are too.
they contain all these words i've been keeping away.
because there was no time or place for you to hear them.
let's just watch the midnight sun for now.
Or the moon or the stars. Let's be quiet and just look into our eyes.
we'll try to understand the rest in the morning.

 

notre histoire.

Quote #1407

I used to be a scientist but have always been an artist.

Thought #1996

The mere concept of them, actually…

Text-île.

My brother bought a textile art book for me last month. Since then I’ve been looking at it and getting excited about pretty much anything in it. Today I found something that made me fall in love with the textile universe in an even stronger way than I already was. And I guess he’ll love it too since it’s all NYC inspired (you can tell, right?). The name of the artist is Clare Tough and her work is simply amazing.

Quote #298

Franny Moments #5 & 6

Things I Find #309.

Words From The National #818.

Well, you’ve done it again, Bel. Made another masterpiece while I was dreaming. How does it feel to feel like you?
Brilliant sugar, brilliant sugar, brilliant sugar, turn over

Some Things I’ve Been Thinking Of Lately.

I tell you miserable

things after you

are asleep.

Dora Maar.

Conversation 16 by The National.

Donnie Darko.

The truth is…

I own the extraordinary skill of getting myself into the weirdest and dumbest situations in the universe all by myself!

Funny Quote #6.

“La lluvia es un agua especial.” –Bob.

Postcard.

I’d like to write a postcard for each and every person I’ve ever loved. Just so they know.

Joshua Petker.

“I used to say I was born in the wrong century. The way overly dramatic kids claim to be old souls living in the present day, I was convinced I was secretly an impressionist painter, meant more for turn of the century's demi-monde opulence rather than today's world of animators, illustrators, and monster movie artists. I didn't go to art school. I don't know all the proper techniques. I learned color theory by doing graffiti, but the story of the graffiti-artist-turned-fine-art-painted has been played out since the mid-'80s. My own life seemed to be working against me. I was convinced I should have been born in 1850.
Then I realized that I was approaching everything wrong. I live in Hollywood, this century's den of inequity and excess. I have eccentric colorful friends that rival the models of Degas and Renoir, I spend nights at Los Angeles bars that could rival those painted by Monet, and as this is 2007 I have access to neon pink and hot orange that I imagine even Van Gogh wouldn't know how to utilize. I am a contemporary painter interested in historic themes. There isn't anything wrong with that. I don't have any art school loans to pay back. I primarily paint women because I'm tremendously influenced by Klimt - and really focused on beauty.”

- Juxtapoz Magazine, October 2007

I’ve been a fan of his work since I first saw it, three or four years ago. Today, while working on some drawings I’ve been trying to finish for months now but failed to get some inspiration I thought of him again and of an interview he did that stuck in my head. Someone doing his own thing and defining his own relationship with art, which is something I really admire.

You credit Klimt as being a major influence to you stylistically. Do you use symbols in your work similar to the way he did? Are they graphics and ornament for you or something more?

JP: I'm not so sure Klimt was really a symbolic painter. I think for him it was mostly about decoration and beauty. And, in that sense I definitely do things similar to him. In my own opinion, Klimt's main goal was to create beauty and I think he felt ornamentation was an acceptable tool for his work. There were artists then and now that think decoration takes away from the intellectual impact of the work – I disagree. Because I too focus almost entirely on beauty I continually look to Klimt for guidance on decoration and mood and believe ornamentation is acceptable considering the intent of our work.

Oh, Walt…

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

-Walt Whitman.

 

Je me souviens…

 

Je Crois En Mon Étoile.

This was written as a tattoo of some guy in some picture I found in a blog somewhere. I think it’s different and kind of perfect.

Warm feeling.

Did you know that a group of hummingbirds is called a charm? That's so beautiful.

I’m Really Loving Franny & Zooey.

"I like to ride in trains too much. You never ... get to sit next to the window any more when you're married." –Zooey Glass.