Shitty Day, Literally!

Yesterday I was on sick leave.

I've got the "shits" -and that is literally speaking! I was "shitty" (means in australian lingo as "having a bad mood") because I have the "runs" (an australian slang word for diarrhoea).

It was a bad case of tummy ache that the first thing I started doing at work is shitting runs! Even worst was the runs had wet my pants -underwear included! It was a nightmare situation! So I had to go back home.

As soon as I finished the toilet I sneak my way out the workplace to hide my wet pants and avoid the embarrassment. I dont have the car for another week so I had to pedal my bike going home! It was a case of "hit and run" --or maybe "shits and runs"?

Anyhow, going back to when I was still in the toilet room I saw a "raunchy"magazine on top of the water closet. There is nothing much to do inside the room so I started reading it (a good excuse to read eh?). Interestingly enough there was an article about art. By that discovery I already knew that it was meant to be read by an artist like me (see how good I am at justifying things?). I thought that this is something I have to post on my blog so I took photo of the magazine while I was shitting (it's called "multi-tasking" -doing more than one thing at the same time).

The article is about an australian sculptor who uses chicken wires as his medium. His name is Ivan Lovatt who was commissioned by the Jackman Gallery in Melbourne for a number of sculptures --each costing at more than AUD $ 10,000!

Some of his creations include famous people like Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Abraham Lincoln, Dame Edna and Bob Marley.

There you go, had it not been of my "runs" yesterday I wouldn't have had this article to share with you today!

The name of the raunchy magazine is "The Picture".

Sleep

This is a painting entitled, "Sleep" (oil on canvass, 1931) by Salvador Dali , a spanish surrealist painter, who is my greatest influence in art.

This painting is also one of Dali's self portraits where unlike in most of his imagery to represent himself, he has given himself here a mouth and, rather than resting on the ground, his image is supported by a series of crutches --which he uses often to symbolize "resurrection". I believe what he is trying to convey in this painting is, that through sleeping his surrealism prowess is always being ressurected.

"Sleep" is a very timely topic for me at the moment because I am still having difficulty falling asleep at night. Its already affecting my verbal skills to the extent that I always get "tongue twisted" during conversations -let alone my first language is not english!

Sleep is really important to us surrealist artists because it is the source of dreams that make the imagery of our surrealism art. Surrealism is about liberating the imagination --and since sleep is a rich source of imagination, I as a surrealist is becoming constricted not getting enough of it.

Do you have any advice about my sleep problem? Please post a comment.

The Immortals (study)

This is a figure study drawing for my "The Immortals" composition.

It was drawn on a letter to my friend where I described the influence of "The Dance" painting by Matisse, on the concepts for a new painting.

My concept for the composition of the painting is that the figures will look like that they are dancing, but in reality they are not. Though they are not really dancing they are all in fact "in a dance of a situation" in life. Its about life and how sometimes immortality is achieved.

Please keep in touch for the progress of this work.

Suggestions or interpretations on the figures are welcomed.

Humane (the original version)

I have entitled this painting as "Humane". It was finished recklessly last 2005. Have a look at it real good because it is the original version.

Just last month, I started to do a rework on it and is currently undergoing major changes in its colour theme. I have also modified some details in the objects. Therefore you must expect that the new version will be looking really different.

This piece is my impression of the "Australian generosity" which is in surrealism style. To be more exact, a representational surrealism.

While I continue my rework can I please know your own interpretation of the painting? What does your own eyes tell you?

After the exercise I will tell you what I'm really trying to interpret in the painting. So keep in touch.

Sculptures by Don Mueck

Don Mueck is a London-based photo-realist artist. Born in Melbourne , Australia , to parents who were toy makers, he labored on children's television shows for 15 years before working in special effects for such films as Labyrinth, a 1986 fantasy epic starring David Bowie. Eventually Mueck concluded that photography pretty much destroys the physical presence of the original object, and so he turned to fine art and sculpture. In the early 1990's, still in his advertising days, Mueck was commissioned to make something highly realistic, and was wondering what material would do the trick. Latex was the usual, but he wanted something harder, more precise. Luckily, he saw a little architectural decor on the wall of a boutique and inquired as to the nice, pink stuff's nature. Fiberglass resin was the answer, and Mueck has made it his bronze and marble ever since. His work is lifelike but not life size, and being face to face with the tiny, gossiping Two Women (2005) or the monumental woman In Bed (2005) is an unforgettable experience.

Source: Friend's email message

Related link: http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?p=276956

Surrealist at Work

This is how my place looks like at the moment. A messy cluttered room while I prefer to keep the momentum going at a particular art work.

At the back you can see my chess trophies, chess books, chess board, art books, art materials.

Yes, its still a warm day so my clothes are every where :-)

Love, Surrealism, Poetry and Self Portrait

I was inspired about love being fragile so started composing a poem by personification. The context was seen from my personal perspective and so decided that I put my real name in the lines. The title is "Love is a Living Thing". The poem eventaully led me to compose a painting. And because the poem reflects my character, the artwork also reflected an image of me. The title of the painting is "Loving Mother Playing To Her Child in Self Portrait"

Hope you will all like it. If not, please suggest improvement.

Thank you.

Love is a Living Thing

(c) Joemar Lacson 2002

Just shower me care so meek and mild

Or pamper me like a feeble child,

Exalted and proud would then I will bloom,

Making more flowery smiles amidst the gloom;

Allowing joviality shines beyond your skies,

Rendering spectacles within your eyes.

Love indeed is a living thing,

And so must you yield and bring

Careful arms to keep it warm,

Steadfast devotion to keep it from harm,

Or else, it will cease to grow,

Never again to live because of sorrow.

(Read all first letter to get the name of the author)

A Hot Day

The time is 7:56 pm and its 33 celsius. Wouldnt mind to have a second shower. I woke up very late today 12:22pm. I spent almost the rest of the day script editing my other webpages. I dont feel like playing chess online again at the moment. Eyes are now too tired to stare at the computer.

After some editing work on features of this blog tried to see what others blog are doing. And so I came to discover a funny video posted on one blog and I think its worth to post it here as well.



Its also a good time to share one of my unfinished drawings when I studied in an art class.


The camera did not quite capture the real white colour of the paper. It still looks good - let alone it was drawn using only one soft charcoal.

I may sound harsh but the actual practice of capturing what is visually seen from reality bores me a little. Why try to copy what a camera can do?

I rather use my art skill to capture what the naked eye does not see, and make it visibly real for the mind to witness.

I am fond of using subliminal messages because it somehow entice curiousity from the viewer, which is very essential for them to gain some enlightenment.

This is why surrealism art really appeals to me.