365 Caws

365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Odd Onion

Day 208: It should come as no surprise to anyone that my favorite artist is Salvador Dali (an odd onion if ever there was one) and of course this shot was inspired by his unique vision. It also has its roots in the amazing photographic collage work of Ted Joans, colleague and friend of Jack Kerouac, and creator of "The Hipsters," published in 1961 as the Beat Era was reaching its end. Sadly, Joans' work is now out of print and I was unable to locate any examples of it on line.

Surrealism according to Webster is "the principles, ideals or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery in art of literature by means of unnatural juxtapositions and combinations." That definition barely scratches the surface. I would add to it a large helping of metaphor and layered meaning, and a fair sprinkling of simply wanting to confuse the hell out of your viewers. Lemme know when you figure out why I'm wearing a silk jabot with hiking pants, will ya? I really need to know.

2 comments:

AnonymousMay 8, 2012 at 4:24 PM
If I were to critique your art as a Jungian psychologist would, I would say you see yourself as multi-multi-layered (which you obviously are), due to the onion, and the silk over hiking pants is just another layer of mystery and fun and iconoclasm. Diagnosis: a primary creative personality structure, exhibits extraordinary confidence. Prognosis: Excellent, good health, and a long life.
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