AN ARCTIC ARRIVAL IN CHINA
A BODY IN A BUBBLE
LUCID AND FLOATING
HELD BY GRAVITY, UNLESS DRIFTING UP TO JOIN THE OTHER BITS OF THE BEING-
HEAD SPLATTERED SOMEWHERE IN THE SKY
SPIRIT, CONTINUING TO DANCE WITH THE POLAR BEARS, CAPTURED FOREVER BY THE ARCTIC ENERGY
NEVER THE SAME.
I MUST HAVE LANDED ON ANOTHER PLANET
THIS TRANSITION TO LIFE IN ASIA IS OTHERWORLDLY
THE FIRST STUDIO ACTION- TO RIP PREVIOUSLY MADE PAINTINGS IN HALF- A REALITY OF THE ARCTIC EXPERIENCE- I AM IN PIECES, THE CHINESE REALITY AS IT WAS, NO LONGER EXISTS
UNWRAP THE ROLL…
THE FLAG AND THE BLOOD,
THE PERFORMANCES
THE RAW HOT FLESH
IN THE FREEZING AIR
ON THE ICE AND SNOW
IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN
ONE BODY, ONE LANDSCAPE, ONE WORLD…
[PAINTING IN THE LANDSCAPE WITH RED INK, SILK FLAGS, HUMAN FORM AND METAL BOX]
[STILLS AND FILMS TO FOLLOW IN EXHIBITIONS SOON]
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ARCTIC CONCERTINA, THE LAST BAY WE SLEPT IN, FLOATING ON THE ARCTIC OCEAN, ON BOARD ANTIGUA: TEMPLE FJORDEN, 13-14-15TH OCTOBER 2018
ARCTIC CONCERTINA GROWING INSIDE CHINESE STUDIO:
AND THE BAY WHERE WE SAW BALUGA WHALES,
NOW BECOMING 2D IN CHINA, ACROSS 6 SHEETS OF A1 PAPER:
AN OUTLINED OCEAN EDGE, WITH HUNDREDS OF TINY ICEBERGS RESTING IN THE SHALLOWS
BOBBING AND GLOWING LIKE SCATTERED PEARLS
AND OUTLINED MOUNTAIN TIPS
IN PALE OIL-
WHITE AND CERULEAN BLUE WITH BRIGHT FLUORESCENT YELLOW PIGMENT
MIXED TOGETHER TO FORM THE TURQUOISE HUE, RADIATING FROM THE ICE AND WAVES
THEN LAYERS OF THIN PRUSSIAN PIGMENT WITH WATER, BRUSHED ON TOP OF THE RESISTANT OIL
OIL ICEBERGS REMAINING ON TOP OF WATER OCEAN, EFFERVESCING IN THE LOW NORTHERN LIGHT
AND THEN LAYERS OF PALE OIL COLOURS SWIMMING IN THE SKY
WITH FLUORESCENT GOLDEN LIGHT KISSING THE MOUNTAIN SIDES
SOME OF THE LAST RAYS THE PEAKS SAW THIS YEAR
GROWING COLDER, THEY STAND MORE SOLIDLY STILL AND FROZEN UNTIL THE SPRING BRINGS NEW LIGHT AND THAWING WARMTH UP TO THE NORTH AGAIN.
THE CONNECTION REMAINS STRONG
THE COLOURS CHANGE AS TWILIGHT DWINDLES INTO DARKNESS
THE ARCTIC WORLD SHINES ON THROUGH THE POLAR NIGHT
I FEEL IT FROM AFAR, I SMILE AND I DO ALL I CAN TO PRESERVE THE PRECIOUS MAGIC
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[POLAR EXHIBITION: PAINTINGS, FILMS. CHINA. SCOTLAND. MORE INFO TO FOLLOW!]
PAINTING 2023 