The first in the "Three Verbs" series of "sketches" I did in Photoshop. I scanned some "found objects," magazine clippings, etc. This one is titled "Live."
This series was done over a few months in the winter of 2001. I wasn't sure at the time, but I can see now that they were done to express my three biggest concerns in life: 1) that I get the most out of my short life, 2) that I love more deeply the people around me, and 3) that I continue my search for truth.
As I look at these now, I revisit the emotional terrain I was on at the time. Funny, how art can have that power. It's the closest thing to time travel I have, I guess.
What with the skulls and (presumably) deceased crawdad, I'm glad to see that the EKG doesn't flat-line part way through the beat. Hands for "life-lines"?
ReplyDeleteAs somebody wiser than me has said, being alive is a terminal condition--so we all might as well truly live while we're alive. This "sketch", coupled with its title, gets right at that mortality issue.
This really pulls me into it. I am enjoying these new pieces you have added.
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