My own objets trouvés would have to be described as art created from existing art. Not only do I take delight in finding and then extracting smaller compositions from something larger I've painted, but also I have long delighted in finding what I think of as prose poems in novels I read, i.e. lines of text that, when I quote them, I arrange visually and compositionally into what become tiny bits of poetry to my eye and ear.
Below you'll see source material for a series of soon-to-be posted found compositions and prose poems. The art is mine; all quotations will be from Michael Downing's novel, Still in Love.
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| Fairy Dust 8 x 8"; acrylic, ink, and pastel on canvas paper abstract 2016 |
4 comments:
Brave Dotty! You are going to cut up this piece? Have to learn so much about "not getting attached"!
Carol, helpful to get your feedback. Not sure why, but cutting up this pieces took no bravery. Maybe on a different day it would have, but I had an idea to make a set of greeting cards, and "Fairy Dust" volunteered for the job.
I get attached multiple times every day when I paint, multiple times in the painting of any one piece but, with a project in mind, cutting this piece was fun because it moved me forward towards something I wanted to create.
Hello old friend. OH how exciting Dotty :)
Hello dear friend! Grateful for your excitement!
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