Fantastic, man. One thing for sure, the black and white sketch is the most perfect medium for visual interpretation of Wright. And in terms of the piece itself, I'm seeing nature's landscape meeting the landscape of the brain - the paths of both. Which is very much the poet's modus operandi, I think. A few questions. 1. The english poem on the left - his or yours? 2. Shaded areas on the bottom right - is that a "W"? For some reason, it made me think of death, dark shady space always looming on the background of everything, and especially in charles wright. What does death have to do with a "w", i have a no idea. This is when the need for a Freudian shrink is the sharpest!
oh, also, for those who've never seen Wright, here's a link with some poems - http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/31
I think Charles Wright is my favorite poet ever. The only time I ever considered getting a tattoo, it was the quote "all forms of landscape are autobiographical" around my ankle.
Mr Wright sure does love his landscapes. I really was compelled to draw after reading some of his lines, because his obsession with the idea of landscape itself, hits a bullseye at my preoccupation with the segue between the clear iconic image and the abstract beauty of lines unbeholden to reality. (maybe youll see this more when I post the other two sketches.)
Mr Wright's lines are often both beautiful and incisive, but there is a melancholic darkness to it which you really have to be in the appropriate mood for. (It synchs up in tone with this david gray album Ive been listening to. "A new day at midnight": beatiful music but the lyrics are also pretty dark, if you actually take a look at them.)
Oh, and the english poem is an excerpt from Wright's "Apologia pro vita sua", part III.
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At 1:20 PM, Jake said…
Fantastic, man. One thing for sure, the black and white sketch is the most perfect medium for visual interpretation of Wright. And in terms of the piece itself, I'm seeing nature's landscape meeting the landscape of the brain - the paths of both. Which is very much the poet's modus operandi, I think. A few questions. 1. The english poem on the left - his or yours? 2. Shaded areas on the bottom right - is that a "W"? For some reason, it made me think of death, dark shady space always looming on the background of everything, and especially in charles wright. What does death have to do with a "w", i have a no idea. This is when the need for a Freudian shrink is the sharpest!
oh, also, for those who've never seen Wright, here's a link with some poems - http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/31
peace
Jake
At 9:30 PM, Lilit Marcus said…
I think Charles Wright is my favorite poet ever. The only time I ever considered getting a tattoo, it was the quote "all forms of landscape are autobiographical" around my ankle.
At 4:18 AM, Mordy said…
What an amazing idea for a tat. If I ever get one, Lilit, will you let me steal that quote? It's perfect in almost every way.
At 9:30 AM, Shlomo said…
Mr Wright sure does love his landscapes. I really was compelled to draw after reading some of his lines, because his obsession with the idea of landscape itself, hits a bullseye at my preoccupation with the segue between the clear iconic image and the abstract beauty of lines unbeholden to reality. (maybe youll see this more when I post the other two sketches.)
Mr Wright's lines are often both beautiful and incisive, but there is a melancholic darkness to it which you really have to be in the appropriate mood for. (It synchs up in tone with this david gray album Ive been listening to. "A new day at midnight": beatiful music but the lyrics are also pretty dark, if you actually take a look at them.)
Oh, and the english poem is an excerpt from Wright's "Apologia pro vita sua", part III.
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