Chadwick and Spector
Tags/ Posted by Carmelita CaruanaIn a din chamber Mother sets my vice Little bed of needlescontinue reading this poem
The original 19th century painting of a woman, which was painted by a man, is now repainted by a female on a male body in the 21st century. Once the intensively executed body painting is completed, the photographs reveal a new work of art where the painting takes on curves and sometimes camouflages the human form.
Vincent Desiderio
Tags/ Posted by Carmelita CaruanaWrite poems because you have been shattered, because poetry is sacred and holy, because a poem left unwritten dies and you become a walking tomb, a whitewashed sepulcher.continue reading this poem
Vincent Desiderio seeks “a painting that unfolds, that pursues out its information gradually, beyond glib ironic hipness and, I hope, toward a sort of enigmatic mystery.”
John R. Baird
Tags/ Posted by Carmelita CaruanaNext to this the body is nothing, and the mind less than the body, and only the country of the heart is equal to what I know.continue reading this poem
‘A painting must first and foremost be a thing of beauty’ – John R. Baird, born Melbourne 1954 Painter and Sculptor
Ilya Zomb
Tags/ Posted by Carmelita CaruanaOpen your hands, see what is cupped there.continue reading this poem
The work of Ukranian born artist Ilya Zomb is reminiscent of such diverse masters as Botticelli, Degas, and Magritte. But perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of his work is that, despite myriad tempting comparisons, it remains curiously unique.
