The aim of every artist is to arrest motion - Faulkner

I did a post on knife palette paintings a while back and I'm doing another one because I simply just can't get enough. I don't think there is one piece Ive found that i haven't left clicked and saved. So enjoy my new found additions my lovelies!

Sunday Brunch bu Judy Mackey

Autumn

First Racce of Spring by Laurie Justus Pace

Broadway

Street Scenery

Day Break Earth Day by Laurie Justus Pace

Green Dreams by Leonid Afremov

Untitled by Susanna Black

Cold Rainy Dallas Night by Laurie Justus Pace

Modern Impressionism by Leonid Afremov

Of course I love anything painted by the wonderful Leonid Afremov but aside from his pieces I do love Day Break Earth Day by Laurie Justus Pace(sorry about the quality). Suprisingly there aren't that many people doing knife palette ( wellll compared to other types of painting) so I really have to dig to find pieces. And by dig I mean stalk art blogs and google images. But when I do find them they are absolute treasures. 

~ I'm fifteen miles over the speed and I'm going as fast as  I can off into my daydreams ~

-Ashani M.

And I'll follow the sun..

I'm  sharing a random assortment of photographs that I find inspiring. I love photos that capture simple traditional customs.

~ I'm fifteen miles over the speed and I'm going as fast as  I can off into my daydreams ~

-Ashani M.

Death don't always taste good...

I have a thing for poets who use their talents to promote causes or uplift and educate the masses. Thats why I decided Sunni Patterson needed a whole post for herself. I don't want to be cliche and call this poem deep because it is so much more than that. Its a compilation of social, moral and ethical issues black people face now and what they faced then. You don't have to be Jewish to feel empathy about the Holocaust. Its the same way you don't have to be black to take something away from this poem. So I advise you to take a solitary moment and take it in :

So I'm from the stock that pitch cocktail bombs and hand grenades. We pour cayenne pepper around the perimeter of a building to keep the police dogs at bay. I'm the panther party in the desire housing project in New Orleans. I'm a nigga turnin the gun on the National Guards. Take a long long look. I'm a cook in the kitchen askin' the missus to taste the dinner, take a long long sip cuz Death Aint Always This Good. I'ts eyes poppin out they sockets. It's lifeless bodies rocking backwards and forward. It's a boy stabbed 47 times in front the churchhouse. It's a man 43 years old stuffing his penis in a 9 year old's girl's mouth. Naw Death Don't Always Taste Good, just don't sound like somethin I wanna eat often. I hear them say it's like a train came through the room. Mama's so depressed she was unable to move until one day a few months after the hurricane, husband and child found the trinity bloody in bed, his wife son and daughter dead, and on the end table their was a letter that read : "I couldn't stay here, not for one minute longer and it made no sense for me to leave here alone cuz who would take care of my babies with their momma gone?" I'm telling you Death Aint Always Good. It'll leave you finnin for water and food. It'll riddle up your body in a Audubon ball room. They'll El Haaj El Malik Shabazz you! Crown you King then dethrone you in a Lorraine hotel. They'll disfigure your body to where folks can't tell whether you Emmet Till or not. Tell them momma. Keep that casket open. Let all the world see it aint just burnin in Mississppi, Hell its hot wherever you be. From the roof top to the cell block. Step on up to the auction block. Bend over, touch your toes. Show yo teeth, Lift her titties, Examine his balls. It damn near soun' like a hip hop song but it's slavery at its peak. A circus fo all the freaks. They'll warn you caution when you speak. Can't afford the truth to leak but we'll say blessed are the meek and are the ones who make peace and are the ones who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness. For we say theirs is the kingdom. Earth is their inheritance so no matter how treacherous, they'll try to trap us in them trenches, they'll dig deeper ditches but all that matters is this. Which side will we pick? Which path will we choose? We either win our lose cuz Death Don't Come In Vain. Not for us to remain enslaved our spirit to remain in cages. It comes so we might be courageous. To fulfil our obligations to our God and all creation and stand in determination. We will look death in the face and say We made it , We made it We made it , We made it....... 

~I'm fifteen miles over the speed and I'm going as fast I can off into my  daydreams~

-Ashani M

The Lights burn blue ...

When I hear the name A.B. Deneweth I immediately think of an rich old man with a pipe and monocle sipping tea somewhere. But A.B. Deneweth is actually an art teacher from Colorado who produced these amazing pieces. I lovvvve the use of bright colors. 

Justice

The Lights burn blue

The Ribbons of  the Rainbow

( Oh and sorry to Ms Deneworth for making assumptions by your name. I love your work!)

~I'm fifteen miles over the speed going as fast as I can off into my day dreams~

-Ashani M

Its been too hard a living but I'm afraid to die

A verrrrry powerful video I found. Kseniya Simonova is the winner of Ukraine's Got Talent. She is truly a unique artist. She basically is a perfomance artist that used a light table and sand animation. The video below showcases the story of a woman during the invasion and occupation of Ukraine by Gemany in WWII. Its hauntingly beautiful.

~I'm fifteen miles over the speed going as fast as I can off into my day dreams~

-Ashani M

Installations part deux

Still drunk on installations. Here are two more artists who take an empty 3 dimensional space and truly make it their own.

Claire Morgan
Claire hails from England and creates beautiful installations tying organic elements like birds, fruits and animals with inorganic elements like feathers, string and twine to create a visually stunning and intricate design that truly just takes my breath away. Don't hesistate to visit her website http://www.claire-morgan.co.uk

Ran Hwang

Ran is a korean artist who creates masterpieces from strings and buttons. It is beautiful from a distance and even more intriguing up close. If your still craving you some hwang check out the website http://www.ranhwang.com/. 

Ive seen versions of the installation in the fourth picture where the display are behind steel bars reminiscent of a cage. Its very conceptual and I like it. 

Typoe

Typoe is originally a graffiti artist (yay!) from Miami. He collected spray can caps from his fellow artists and created these insane installations.

Confetti Death

Food for thought : A blogger posed the question, Is the skull spewing it all out or sucking it all back in? Hmmm

Of course if you need a refresher course , revisit (installations part uno)

~I'm fifteen miles over the speed going as fast as I can off into my daydreams ~

-Ashani M. 

Its got my name on it, and its waiting there for me - James Morrison

Journal
This is a journal I've been keeping over the past few days to vent my  frustration. Its not particularly art related but its very much what I'm going through and so I decided to share. I'll spoil it for you. Alls well that ends well. VERY WELL :D

I have crossed oceans of time to find you

Amy Tuso's work is gorgeous ALL THE TIME! I really love her oil paintings so I dedicated this post to her. She describes her work as "Vibrantly colorful and Intensely joyful". Check it out on her website

sidenote : She personally responds to her emails too! Color me starstruck!!!!

~ I'm fifteen miles over the speed and I'm going as fast as  I can off into my daydreams ~

-Ashani M.