Protagonisto: this is another layer

Sunday, February 12, 2012

this is another layer

My first collage is almost done . . . just need to finish up a few dozen details. My concern is that it needs to be elevated in a metaphorical sense. I feel like the image is strong, but how do I make it better?

My first mention of collage brought up ideas of disguise, which is quite relevant to these figures I'm painting and pasting around. The more I create the more I touch myself, I mean, the more in touch with myself I become.

Although, being an artist isn't about "becoming." It's just about being. When I stop questioning this piece, that's when it will be complete. When I stop questioning my own behavior and simply trust my intuition, and act accordingly, then completely I'll be me. I hope. Right?

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PROTAGONISTO

is not a word in any language. It's one that this artist created by using the word 'protagonist' and adding the letter 'o', which is the closest language tool we have to the circle. For me the cyclical nature of life, of transformation and reinvention, is what I'm most interested in exploring.

This blog is about art. Not just visual art but the art of life. It took me a long time to get to contentment (35 years!). Visual art and the old threads of my experiences in literature and theater--protagonistas everywhere!--have woven (or perhaps unwoven) me into the man I was intended to become. This blog documents my development as an artist and I hope inspires one to take action to fulfill his or her own intention. It's a blog about the process of becoming someone who desires only to wear art and literature meat.