I quickly constructed three collages from items found in the recycling bin at my office and pinned them inside my cubicle. I notice that the broken images of perception seems to induce a bit of confusion and caution in my habitually negative and sometimes rude co-workers as they approach my workstation. Their requests become a bit less demanding; bad moods soften and more genuine interactions occur. Although I witness curious co-workers sometimes averting their attention to the cheap media of arts and crafts cut and paste, no one has commented.
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"It is as if we did not know, or else continually forgot that everything of which we are conscious is an image, and that image is psyche."
-C. G. Jung
"Images. Millions of images. That's what I eat."
-W.S. Burroughs
"Every silver lining has a touch of grey"
-The Grateful Dead
2:18 pm, August 12, 2011devonette /
my comment, i like this one alot. very evocative.
3:09 am, August 13, 2011cmb /
Very cool. Refreshed me. . . . . thanks!
3:21 am, August 13, 2011nealee /
I LOVE THESE! WOW – GREAT WORK – do more many more . . .How Fun!
5:09 am, August 15, 2011catniplady /
I agree with devonette that they are evocative art = evoking vs. invoking = creating a reaction = a space of action around the art piece; I feel energy from the vibrancy and the “cutting action” from the cut outs – bringing forth a directional energy for the viewer…the eyes trying to follow disconnected shapes…yet there is a rhythm (a method to the madness, if you will). The colors and lines are very powerful, and while the medium is “simple/crude/primitive” the effect is very powerful. When I clicked on the pictures, the words “engaged” “listed” and “complex” appeared (from left to right pictures). Wow!