How can I even begin to explain the beauty and the diversity of both regions. Two countries (three including Uruguay),
so vastly different. I was in Argentina and Uruguay for the month of May. I went to Wwoof in Capilla del Monte, Cordoba. Picture on the bottom left is of Capilla del Monte. Beautiful. Rugged. Dry. Brushy. Juan Carlos, the owner of CasaBlanca is in the photo of El Dique El Cajon. Cerro Uritorco is in the background. I had no idea that this town is famous for UFO sightings. I think they congregate over El Cerro. The town and the people are soo cool. Very laidback. The people I met were so passionate and sincere. I felt such a good honest vibe about them. The town was very small so everyone greeted you on the street. I like that.
Well, what can I say about a tropical paradise. Granted, not all places that I saw in Costa Rica were beautiful. Some places were hard. Desolate. Full of struggle. San Jose is a city of contradictions. I suppose like many cities in Latin America, there is an incredible synthesis of Spanish Colonialism and Indigenous culture with Modern era technology. Everywhere I went people were checking their Facebooks. The world felt small. I'm in the top left picture overlooking Playa Manuel Antonio norte I think. These beaches were so gorgeous. And the water must have been 70 degrees Farenheit. Yes, very nice.
Both of these places are still influencing who I am, and the art I'm making. The levels of influence are still unrevealed. I am slowly discovering memories, or flashes or forms that have become embedded in my psyche. We'll see where it leads.
So, yes, behind the scenes in the laboratory, the studio, well...my room. Yes, just finished a group of shirts, and I like how they turned out. The photo is probably weird, because I was playing around with the aperture and shutter speed. I really don't like to use the flash...More to come..
I was just listening to Otis....Anyways. Wow, Html. I think I got it. We'll see. If anything kooky goes on on this blog, it's probably because I've been fooling around in the back...So, here's another version of the bike print. I really like it, and I think I can see where it might go. Tune in.
Alright, so,
I finally finished burning the "bike sculpture" print, and I have to say, it was pretty satisfying. The formula I used was - 150 Watt bulb, at 23 inches away, burning for 40 minutes. The result was acceptable, although, not perfect. Printing has so many variables, I realized being able to control as many as possible helps immensely. The next foray will be into the world of....layers! Yes, I really want to be able to layer images on top of each other, and align them with some sort of registration system. Word. Tune in. Oh yeah, thank you to a special someone who took pictures for me...
Poco a Poco meng. Yes, so this is the latest update for the Anatomical Heart painting. I'll have to think of a good name for the painting, like, Blood in Blood out. HaHaHaHa! I like that one. It's also the name of some prison gang movie...Anyways. Yes, please stay tuned. The painting is coming along quite nicely, and I just made a new print that finally came out like I wanted, and it looks so sick! I'll put that up in the next post. Speaking of sick, there was this guy lying outside of my apartment today....forget it. Peace. Have a good day. Let's talk soon.
Hello hello,
First of all, I need to say that I'm listening to DJ Said, of FatSouls records. Oh my, oh my! I am a child of Deep House, so this is up my alley, but DJ Said is from Nigeria, and knows the Afrobeat. You must listen to him. Period. I cannot explain what he does. Anyways, here's another painting in the process. It is based loosely on people dancing, or flying..floating. Yeah, it's pretty abstract right now. Tune in Tune in. Oh yeah, DJ Said is living in San Francisco, so when he plays I will definitely notify the masses...to move those...you know.
