al things considered — when i post my masterpiece #1058
first posted in facebook march 10, 2022
edwin dickinson -- "interior" (1916)
"the seen distortion is what the thought did to the sight" ... edwin dickinson
"six figures packed together in a tight, vertical mass topped by a man in a green mask yelling at a cat he holds up, an action at odds with the introspective mood of the other figures, all of whom, despite their proximity, seem emotionally disconnected from one another" ... wikipedia
"there's a lot of things i'd like to do, but when you're actually in the trenches and you're in front of the page (canvas) or the guitar, you have to deal with where the energy is, what arises, what presents itself with a certain kind of urgency" ... leonard cohen
“the picture’s primary subject is a pyramidal mass of six interlocking figures within a sort of terraced courtyard. a number of other shadowy and faceless people mill about in the background, but our focus goes first to the figure in the center of the composition, a man in a hat and scarf thumbing the strings of his guitar and whistling along to a silent tune. his eyes are glassy with moisture, and he looks out into the distance, seemingly unaware of the other figures with which he is so intimately, if confusingly, interconnected. rising behind his right shoulder, another man, of a sickly gray-green complexion, holds up and screams at a pale cat, mouth agape in visceral anguish. his presence is inexplicable but goes unnoticed by all. each of the remaining four figures is dressed in black. peering from behind and under the musician is a young girl who holds onto his leg as if for comfort or in fear, staring out in a similar direction as the man. we can only see parts of the faces of the other three figures in this central mass: a sad-looking woman with flowing, jet black hair; an old maid and an old man flanking opposite ends of the mass’s back side" ... andrew l. shea
"drawing is how high by how wide by what angle. everything is that, and if you can do that, you can draw anything" ... edwin dickinson
"writing is how fast by how slow by what a guardian angel whispers ... nothing is quite like that ... if it was, you can write anything" ... al janik
