“The Dream of Change 3”. Acrylic on Canvas 200 x 150 cm. 2010
“Supertitious”. Acrylic on Canvas. 140 x 180 cm. 2010
Kamalky Laureano is an artist who hails from Mexico City. He creates stunningly realistic images using acrylics as his preferred medium. Kamalky is currently available for freelance work. For more information on is work please see: http://kamalkylaureano.carbonmade.com/
The Son Was No Longer Dangerous
His parents watched him pick up leaves,
paint their house, lift it up by
its foundation to clean under it.
The neighbors were jealous.
Their children shot heroin with the dogs,
hunted for birds with their cats,
planted bombs in petunias and daisies.
They’d give anything for the kids
who didn’t beat them up daily,
stealing their lunch money,
hocking their computer drives.
The son used to do those things.
But he caught a glimpse of the future
when he fell on his head, dreaming
about his folks diving into graves,
waving goodbye forever as they sank.
He realized he never had a chance
for thank yous outside his anger,
which had consumed everything.
So, now he kissed them on the cheeks,
hugged them tightly, as if that could
press them to the earth, magnetizing
them to the porch, so heaven couldn’t
raise them, adorn them with halos,
make them forget him with songs.
Donald Illich has been published in LIT, Cream City Review, The Iowa Review,and other journals. He has been nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize. Donald lives in Rockville, Maryland.
Antonia Alexandra Klimenko
Ian Ayres’ Private Parts is not so much an autobiography as it is a revelation. Parting its metaphorical thighs from cover to cover, it pulses throbs and glistens in both the before and afterglow of illusory fame while unlocking a more satisfying and deeper meaning.
Not even the likes of Tennessee Williams, Yoko Ono, Philip Glass, Tony Curtis, Edmund White, Quentin Crisp or even Allen Ginsberg, with whom Ayres shared an intimate relationship, takes top billing over Ayres himself — whose loving, open and artistic spirit shines arguably as brightly.
Like a voyeur peering through his own proverbial keyhole, he seduces himself as well as his audience, rendering this not-by-chance encounter all the more compelling as we witness his metamorphosis from innocent hustler to savvy poet and entrepreneur.
Exposing more with his clothes on than off, Ayres — line for mouth-watering line — reveals a life of unabashed risk-taking, with his own fragile existence held in the paradoxical balance. Going from bed to worse — often for better or perverse — from his mother’s brothel (and subsequently his own) to the bump and grind of bawdy Broadway burlesque, he strips away any and all illusion until the reader is left panting for more.
Indeed, he infuses an invisible sigh of freshly charged Ayres into each passage, which he explores as a foreigner in tune with an otherworldly psychic bond. Unlike a slick page-turning tell-all, this is a courageous account of his life — long yearning for love, which peaks his curiosity and obsession with the unknowability of death and its inherent inevitability — coupled with his consequent quest for immortality . . . his ear pressed to Destiny’s heartbeat.
His is a sincere, witty, occasionally tongue-in-cheek, perceptive inflection — a whispered prayer of poignant and poetic voice, which rings true and with ultimate grace, as he realizes and invites us to appreciate the profound significance of breathing into the transcendent forever “Now” — the only place all the many parts of him hold together as a whole. For this alone, Ian Ayres’ presence may be felt and long remembered.
Private Parts: The Early Works of Ian Ayres
Lost Horizon
I lodged at Shangri La for a short while
My stay was most pleasant and dreamy
The cityscape and architecture was most like Dublin
Noisy, unforgiving and occasionally weary
I always loved her hair after she had just washed it
It flowed like the rivers imagined in any far off paradise
All so soon I had outstayed my welcome
Over coffee her words tasted like poison
She returned the book I lent her by James Hilton
And I was left with my own lost horizon
Kenneth Nolan is from Dublin Ireland. He writes comedy, poetry and short stories, however, his main goal is to complete his first novel. He also does stand-up occasionally. Nolan has achieved a higher diploma in creative writing and has won first place for poetry in the ‘Sports & Cultural Council’ competition here in Ireland in 2012.
Dialogue with Expression
Transference
Born in Glasgow, Scotland Paul Cadden creates stunning drawings and paintings that showcase Hyperrealism at its best. His work has graced several exhibits and has gained attention worldwide. For more on his work please see: http://paulcadden.com. Please stay tuned to Van Gogh’s Ear for an upcoming interview with the man behind the art.
Significance
Scottish Landscapes No. 4
Irish native Georgina Flood is a self taught graphite artist. Her images of such iconic characters as the Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and others reflect modern society’s fascination with fame and the glory days of Hollywood in a way uniquely her own.
Upcoming appearances include:
6.21 Long Island Picture Frame & Gallery, Oyster Bay, NY from 5-9 p.m
6.22 The Apple iStore by Essex, Paramus, NJ from 12-2 p.m
6.22 Talk of the Town A/V, Allendale, NJ from 3-5 p.m
What was it like growing up in Dublin? What do you love most about living there?
Growing up in Dublin has been good it is a nice city. The area of Dublin I live in is Crumlin, everyone knows each other and my daughter goes to the same school I did which is good…Family and friends are close by.
Did you always feel drawn towards creative things?
Yes I did, as a child I use to see my dads drawings around the house and I always wanted to be like him so I began drawing.
What first sparked your interest in art?
With the knowledge that my dad was very talented, at 7 I won my very first art competition which started the passion to go further, I knew then that I had something.
Who were some of your earliest influences?
My dad of course and from an early age I have loved Salvador Dali and Van Gogh.
You have said George Harrison is the reason you do what you do. How did he impact you to follow your dreams?
George came into my life when I was about 9 or 10 years of age, I saw him on T.V singing “I Got My Mind Set On You” and there was something about him that I just loved. My mam and dad then told me that I was named after him which made me like him more… Then at about 20 years of age I was at a stage of not knowing what to do with my life I had lost the passion for art and had no job no direction, I was in the city centre one day and went into a music shop and the first thing I saw was his album “Live in Japan” I bought it straight away and when I listened to the songs they made me feel so good and then I decided I was going to draw him and finally I got my motivation back again… a couple of months later I had been accepted into all 4 colleges that I decided to apply too…
George brings out the best in me!
Were you surprised your piece “Love is Real” helped raised as much as it did for Yoko Ono’s charity City Meals on Wheels?
Yes very surprised but very happy that people liked it enough…I like to help out when I can and there are so many good causes out there it is very important to give back as I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to do any of this.
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
I like to spend time with my family, my daughter Mia and my husband Garry. They are so supportive which is great, they are so much fun. I feel at my most happiest when I am with them.
Does your daughter share your love of art?
Well Mia is 7 years of age and she does like to watch me draw and she loves doing art herself. She isn’t as into it as I am, but shes just a kid and is trying out lots of other things too, I’ll leave it up to her. Whatever her passion turns out to be I will support her 100%.
You have also covered Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor in your work. What do you admire most about such strong and dedicated women such as they?
I do admire these women. To follow their dreams with such restrictions as there were back then must have been hard, but they persevered and their success is something women today can aspire to.
What advice would you offer the women of tomorrow?
Just to never let anyone tell you that you cannot achieve what you want in life ! Follow your passion, work hard, believe in yourself and enjoy every moment.
You have also presented your work to Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney is aware of it as well. Do you ever find yourself amazed at that?
Very amazed ! I do like to take chances and if I didn’t well none of these fab things would ever have happened
Have you ever got to meet any of them in person?
No unfortunately not, Ringo did speak to my while he was on stage and thanked me for the portrait and asked me to take a bow… thats about it (laughs). I do wish I could have met George, just to say thankyou for being my inspiration.
What is it about the Beatles that make them so timeless?
I find they reach every generation. It is fantastic to see lots of children at the Beatle fests that I attend. It shows how their music never ages.
Do you have a dream project that you would most like to accomplish before you die?
At the moment I’m working on so many projects drawing, designing, everyday I have so many new ideas. Today I could say one thing and tomorrow I’ll have another thing. I try to think about today… tomorrow hasnt happened yet.
What projects can your fans look forward to next?
Im working on a very large piece of all 4 Beatles which is entilted Evolver it is kind of my tribute to Revolver. Its a large piece and is taking a long time because I just work with pencil but I hope it will become my best piece. I am also designing a lot of new products and I have some shows coming up in America next week. You can go to my website www.georginaflooddesigns.com to keep up with all the latest news
Anything to say before you go?
Just that I feel very lucky for all the opportunities that I have been given and thanks to everyone who has supported me by watching my work since I started posting on facebook 3 years ago… I have a lot more to give…Watch this space.
For more examples of her work please also see: The art of Georgina Flood
My Darling Rodin
The beech trees
sprout a single leaf.
It has been so long,
I torment over
the feather
that cannot fly
locked inside
my sculpture, “Sakountala, the Kiss”.
You dangle the key.
Speak! I grow mad.
( This poem is from Jakobsons’ forthcoming chapbook, Camille Claudel; Montdevergue Asylum. Camille was Rodin’s student, model, lover, and an accomplished artist of her own right. Her brother, Paul Claudel, the famous French poet and diplomat, and mother, confined her at Montdevergue Asylum for thirty years, until death.
Camille Claudel
Artist, poet, and instructor, twice featured poet at the Shakespeare and Co. Bookstore, in Paris, and first place winner at the Akron Art Museum 2005 New Words Competition. Sample publications include: Glint Literary Journal, Hawaii Pacific Review, Ruminate, Qarrtsiluni, The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine. Her paintings and one-of-a kind artistic books are nationally exhibited including at the Cleveland Museum of Art Ingalls Library. Don’t be surprised to see her inner artist kicking sandcastles, climbing Mount Diablo, painting Provincetown dunes, or walking under an Ohio crescent moon.
Self Portrait Duo
You were exposed to art at an early age. Do you remember what first sparked your interest in creating it yourself at that time?
I don’t think I really gave it any thought. It was just something I did, for as far back as I can remember. By the time I reached middle school, I thought it was just something everyone did. Later, I recall being deeply inspired by works of old masters I had seen in books. I remember thinking, “This is what I want to do with my life.
Do you happen to remember the first thing you liked to draw most often?
Actually, I drew lots of airplanes, dinosaurs, and super heroes from comic books. Eventually I became fascinated with human faces, so I began drawing celebrities and models from magazines, then people I knew–friends and family.
Did you find artistic things comforting when moving so often while growing up? What was it like to attend 13 schools in 3 different countries before graduating high school?
Well, artistic things were always a constant, as they are to this day. I can take it with me anywhere I go. Though I never really thought about it, there is definitely a certain kind of solace one can take in making art. While it can be a kind of “escape”, for me, it has always been more of an exploration–a journey of self discovery. Regarding your question concerning the schools and frequent moves…I was one of 6 kids in a military family. We moved a lot. Because it is all I knew during my life growing up, I thought it was normal, and that is what everyone did. I learned to make friends very quickly, and got to experience different cultures in other lands. It exposed me to things I would not have experienced had I remained in one town all my life. I value those experiences.
Sentinel
What do you love most about creating your work?
There is so much to love about having the freedom to create art. I get to plumb the depths of my imagination without the pressure of trying to please someone else or the risk of causing harm to anyone. What’s not to love about engaging one’s mind in the process of creating, then sharing the result with the world? If I can make a painting that brings some measure of joy to someone else…that helps to transport them to another realm for a moment, then I have done some good in the world. I never thought I would live long enough to enjoy the journey of self-actualization. But , here I am doing it.
Did you miss the comfort of art when you were in Vietnam? What helped you most get through that time?(if you don’t mind my asking:)
Well, I did not serve in Viet Nam, though I was willing to go had I been called to do so. Instead, during the war, I received orders to Athens, Greece…which was my first assignment! I don’t know how or why that happened, but who am I to question such things? It was an amazing experience. That said, I knew people who were killed or injured during the war, and I hated the way our country treated its returning soldiers when it ended. That affected me deeply. I was instead immersed in a different kind of daily struggle. I was a medic at the time, so I spent much of my working day with sick and injured people. I spent over 8 years of my life working in emergency rooms, where I treated all kinds of injuries and ailments; from simple lacerations, to motorcycle accidents and heart attacks. I have seen enormous amounts of pain and human suffering. I’ve observed death, many times. I always held it together, until I witnessed the life slip away from the battered body of a little 4 year old girl, who had been beaten to death by her own father. I cried that night. Long and hard. Art, music and the love of family were my constant–and still are to this day.
Do you find war tends to make most people more spiritual in some ways?
I think when one is faced with one’s own mortality, and with the prospect of taking the life of another, there is certainly an environment ripe for considering things of a spiritual nature. When facing death, life becomes most poignant, and those things which are outside ourselves and bigger than us take on a significance far beyond the ordinary.
Witness
Your works often deal with angelic images. What are your feelings on angels and demons and such?
Actually, I did only one series of works, called “Watchers”, which dealt with the idea of angelic entities. I am finished with that series now, but here are some of my thoughts related to the subject. I considered the idea of angels, and asked myself if they are metaphysical descriptions of the work of a higher power….or, whether they are actual, physical entities. I considered that they have been spoken of throughout history and across many cultures. They have been described as representatives of our highest conception of love, goodwill, and creativity. They’ve been painted, sculpted, dreamed of, sung about, included in prayers and sought out for comfort in times of duress. They have been described as beings of light…as winged creatures who work behind the scenes, unnoticed, serving as ambassadors between earth and eternity. I asked myself, are they here to deliver messages? Are they agents of judgment? Are they observers, watching the affairs of human kind? In that series of work, I strove not to overtly focus upon religious notions about angels. Instead, I extracted them from the sanctuary and presented a glimpse of them as imperfect beings–some adorned with wings, yet somehow close to us. Some appear intensely compassionate, some wounded and scarred as a result of battle; some with female traits–almost to the point of being sensual and provocative. Some appear as they may offer comfort, while others may disturb. My painted angels were not clad like angels of the Renaissance. Some belie the Biblical descriptions of them. Most have their faces obscured in shadow, leaving appearance, identity, and intentions to the viewer. I assumed the role of merely suggesting enough information to ignite the imagination of the viewer regarding these unseen beings. Regarding demons, I see them almost every day when I watch the news.
Did it finally feel good to be able to return painting full time when you retired?
While I served in the military, I frequently created art in my free time. I did portraits, artwork as retirement gifts, drew cartoons for the base newspaper while overseas, designed organizational emblems–always found a way to fulfill my need to create art. Words cannot describe the joy I felt when I was finally able to engage my lifelong passion full time at the age of 43!
Prevailed (Wounded Angel)
Who are some of your favorite artists?
As I think about this, my list gets longer and longer. Though I have many favorites, I’ll try to limit myself to 12 dead and 12 living artists. For different reasons, from among those artists who are no longer with us, I appreciate the works of J.M.W. Turner, Zdzislaw Beksinski, Rembrandt, Degas, Velasquez, Sargent, Sorolla, Zorn, Brueghel the Elder, Michelangelo, Van Gogh, and Leonardo. And these 12 living artists, in no particular order, are among my current favorites: Julio Reyes, Jeremy Lipking, Alex Kanevsky, Jeremy Mann, Laurie Lipton, Dan McCaw, Brad Kunkle, Nicola Samori, Steven Assael, Jacob Collins, Sophie Jodoin, and Doug Foyer. I could name 50 more, easily.
Why do you think the human figure has always been so appealing to the art world throughout history?
Well, because we are human beings, we intimately relate to the figure. We can vicariously place ourselves in the artwork containing the figure. It is intrinsically beautiful, offering countless possibilities, not only in form, but in the expression of emotion. The figure has all the ingredients contained within it sufficiently to embody visual poetry.
How did you first get the idea to add metal leaf into your work?
I remember as a young child walking through a park and seeing the fabulous patinas on bronze statues. In an effort to obtain this elusive property in my own work, I set out to capture the color and texture in my paintings about 7 or 8 years ago. Through months of experimentation, and many failures, I began to notice different properties of the materials than for what I was originally striving. I began using metal leaf in the underlying layers of my paintings. On the metal leaf, I selectively apply a chemical preparation to rapidly create patinas of color on the metal. After that is sealed, I begin painting in glazes of oil. I leave some of the metal leaf exposed, and some is painted over, revealing some if it through the layers of paint. As light passes thru the veils of paint, it bounces off the metal and reflects light back in a way that is more intense than simply oil paint on its own. I am certainly not the first artist to use metal leaf–it has been used for centuries. Even today, artists such as Brad Kunkle and Pam Hawkes use metal leaf in their work. I use it in a different manner, but, I think they also exploit the material to wonderful effect. Someday, I will produce a video that outlines the specifics of my process.
Still
Do you enjoy conveying a sense of emotion through the use of light?
Absolutely. Light reveals everything. Taken too far, it obscures. So, for me, the interplay of light and dark moves into the realm of the sublime. There is power in it. The challenge is to orchestrate illusion with paint and materials on a two-dimensional surface in such a way, that the end result can ignite the viewer’s imagination sufficiently to make them “feel” something.
How do you think your style as an artist has evolved over the years?
I haven’t really consciously thought about–I just let it happen. I suppose I have gone from depicting things in the most realistic manner that I am able, to focusing more on the expression of emotion. I’ve also begun over the past 10 years to experiment with non-traditional materials in my process. Over time, I suppose I have become more interested in elements of mystery and the beauty of ethereal light in a work. The sublime has become a frequently recurring theme–contrasting dark against light, calm against chaos, quiet stillness against activity. In so doing, aspects of a “spiritual” nature seem to creep into the work. I leave more to the viewer’s imagination now than I did in my early years.
Parable
What advice would you offer the beginning artist?
Do not worry that you don’t have everything all figured out. You never will. Know that art making is a lifelong journey of perpetual learning, and THAT is where the joy lies. I would also like to encourage you to avoid comparing yourself too much with other artists–it is a waste of time. Instead, look at the work you are making today, and compare it against the work you are doing next month…next year. Are you growing? You have a unique voice. Find it and use it. There is no substitute for time in the studio, working. The more you exercise your creative “muscles”, the more they will develop. Do not wait for “inspiration” to come. Sketch, draw, read, listen to music. Look at LOTS of art “in the flesh”–not just online imagery. Don’t be too hard on yourself. For every decent piece I have made, I did 10 that are “turkeys”. Be persistent and learn from those–they are part of your journey. Whatever you lack in knowledge, go out and get it! So long as you are alive, understand that there is no “expiration date” for artists. You can create at ANY age, throughout the course of your life. Finally, please understand that not everyone will “connect” with our work. Accept that, be at peace with it, and create work that YOU are passionate about, without regard to how someone else may or may not respond to it.
Are there any little known things about you that people might be surprised to learn?
I once flew the F-16 fighter jet in South Korea, even though I am not a pilot.
What projects are you currently working on?
I am working on some mixed media pieces on large sheets of encausticboard. I’m in an experimental phase once again, and very excited about the possibilities. I am also working on an homage piece to Bocklin that references his painting, “Isle of the Dead”. I am working on a paper concerning the role of the sublime in 21st Century art as well.
Release 2
Do you have any exhibits coming up?
I just finished an exhausting schedule of exhibits, and I am taking something of a break to work out issues involving a new process I am experimenting with. I do not plan any major exhibits until Spring of next year. I do, however, have a current exhibition up at the Marshall- LeKAE Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Anything you’d like to say in closing
I’ve probably said too much already. Thank you kindly for your interest.
Siren Song 2
Where Tess Died
There is a tiny door
of light by the fence
between the pickets
and the posts
near where Tess died
Mind you,
this was not
a sudden event;
it took a lifetime
to evolve
Death does not
have dimensions,
yet, we struggle
to invent words
to measure it
Tim J. Brennan writes from southern MN. His poems can be found inWhispering Shade, Talking Stick, The Green Blade, and many other nice places. Brennan’s short plays have been produced widely, including performances in NYC, San Diego, and Bloomington, IL.
Isabelle Dalle is a freelance artist that produces stunning imagery with feeling. Her illustrations offer lavish images with a timeless elegance. For more on her career please see: http://www.isabelledalle.com/
Can you tell us a little about yourself? What were you like as a child? Did you always have a love of art from early on?
Art has always been my domain of predilection, I think I always tended to touch everything. This way I can express feelings via various supports. The images are more direct and sometimes say even more than the words.
Who are some of your influences?
Wow… there are so many! I especially turned to nature and the human sciences. If I had to list three, they’d undoubtedly be : Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919), a german biologist, philosopher and free thinker. For him, the biology was deeply similar to art, the symmetry present in nature was very marked in his boards illustrating the beauty of the biological world. For those who don’t know his work I would highly recommend one of his works, Art Forms in Nature. Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), a painter, engraver and German mathematician. All his engravings are really magnificent. And to end the list, a painter and teacher of the human anatomy, Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782-1871). His masterpiece is unquestionably Le Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’homme. Which he conceived in association with Jean Baptiste Marc Bougery (republished by the Taschen publishing) a huge work, full of details illustrated with 725 high quality lithographed boards. Many of my collages use part of these illustrations as a basis.
What led to your deciding to become a freelance artist?
I worked for a decade for the group Marie-Claire as an artistic manager of a magazine edited by the brand (100 idées jardin). This job consisted of taking care of all the graphic part, the choice of the photographers, the illustrators, and the brand image which conveys the magazine’s image, but I tended to go round in circles , not expressing myself artistically speaking. I had so many ideas to develop in so many different sectors (image, writing, music) that it became necessary to envisage a strategy to succeed in creating my desires.
What challenges does a freelance artist face as opposed to those who work otherwise ?
Being informed about tendencies, about fashion, and to know how to be renewed. But while guarding ones own brand image. That personal touch which will please the customer. Human relationships are also very important. As in fashion design, the graphic creation requests first work.
What advice would you offer others wishing to pursue a similar career?
The first golden rule is to trust in what you do and let your feelings speak. To believe and not give up even if at first you have no desired results. The hardest thing when you’re freelance is the uneven cash flows. To be really able to live on it, it is absolutely necessary to have a bread and butter job , a food job which allows you to be more serene at the end of the month and more free also, without having to think of what you should say to your banker!
What one medium to you enjoy working with most?
I work essentially on the computer with the help of a graphic tablet and different image editing software.(Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)I also love papers with texture, those that have the grain.
Your illustrations have a timeless, nostalgic feel to them. Is that intentional?
Yes, for me old papers are printed by nostalgia, it adds a flavor of the past. It’s crazy that certain smells can make memories re-appear, smells that you had almost managed to forget. I found out that these supports also put on the front line the contrast of colors (in particular ink Pantone, very lively, that gives at the end a certain originality, even a certain kind of modernity.
Where did you get the inspiration for your very first piece of work?
The inspiration for my first board We Better Fly! came to me while browsing a site of human anatomy, a friend, another graphic designer told me about. It had hundreds and hundreds of scanned boards, I felt like a girl who had discovered a candy store for the first time.
I have been touched at first by all the emotions of seeing images of cut-away diagrams and then I liked also the playful side of anatomical charts The pop-ups, those that we tear off in the old encyclopedias. A real work of origami for some.
Do you have one project that holds more meaning to you than the others?
I would really like to invest myself more into humanitarian aid (art as a vehicle of consciousness) I’d like some associations to use my images to deliver a message, or maybe collect funds. My daughter has been diagnosed with a type 1 diabetes at the age of 2. To be confronted with this situation without knowing what her future was going to be, and to have found the support with associations of persons affected by this disease wake in me this need to help the others.
By the way, I’m gonna take advantage of these few lines to talk about a project that means a lot to me : A charity art auction called Anatomy for Life, which will take place from the 8th till the 14th of July in Brighton UK and to whom I entrusted 8 original boards which will sold by auction during that week. Of course all money raised is going to charity to support transplants.
What does it feel like to have your work featured in such iconic magazines as you have ?
Even in hanging around for several years in the world of women’s magazines, I didn’t get the opportunity to actually be in such publications! Until now, my role is within the team, they regularly call on to my departments as artistic manager or just as a graphic designer to participate in the realization of new models.
Are there any little known things about you that your fans might be surprised to learn?
I’m a big Elvis fan (smiles).
How does it feel to be able to make a living doing what you love?
I never felt so free since working on my own account. It is for me a cool way of breaking habits, those of everyday life that very often put on blinkers and blur our vision until it leads us to forget sometimes the meaning of our existence.
You are located in Paris I believe? What do you love most about the city? Do you find your surroundings inspire your creations?
Yes , I have the opportunity to live in this city, Paris, the city of lights. However, my dream would be to be able to travel all over the world. I’m not talking about simple tourist trips, no, I would like if I could to really settle down for one year, two years and then I would change countries. In order to discover different cultures by listening to others. It reveals to us sometimes certain aspects hidden from our personality. I do not intend to spend all my life in France, it is a country where we feel a little bit tight. I’ve been several times to San Francisco, L.A., NYC, I fell in love with your country, particularly in California and Arizona. The nature there is so changeable. The space disproportionate. I had the same feeling with NYC,the first time when I went there, I thought I was gonna feel oppressed by the giant structure of the city and I didn’t. On the contrary. We feel so small in this big city!
What projects are you currently working on?
My projects for the upcoming year, well… Since 2011, I work essentially on a series of boards called ANATOMY. I still continue to produce it, my goal is to arrive at a total of 78 boards (I’m on board 20 so far). Then I plan to print them and reproduce a card game like a tarot game. I compose songs, sing and collaborate with Taxi Noir , a musical project which should come out in 2014. I also plan to give a continuation to my first novel Purius Exit.
To be short, projects are not missing!
Anything you’d like to say before you go?
Catch the beauty of all things … Even if they are imperfect!
The novel Purius Exit:
The charity auction Anatomy for Life:
https://www.facebook.com/AnatomyForLife
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