why talk...
Head VI (1949)
Francis Bacon
If you can talk about it, why paint it?- Bacon
“We all need discipline.”
about me
- sam of the ten thousand things
- the milky way
- Sam Rasnake, a sardonic twist of fate, is a pathetic excuse for a poet who once dreamed he was a human who dreamed he was a teacher who thought he could play guitar. Along the way - a soul-mate, two children - one collection, Necessary Motions; three chapbooks, Religions of the Blood, Lessons in Morphology, and Inside a Broken Clock. He even thinks he edits a magazine - Blue Fifth Review.
what's in my head...
Motel Chronicles
Sam Shepard
Necessary Motions
(Sow's Ear Press)
Out of print, but may be purchased from the author.
collections
Religions of the Blood
(Pudding House Press)
In print and may be ordered from the publisher.
Lessons in Morphology
(GOSS183) - part of the MiPOesias Chapbook Series
Inside a Broken Clock
(Finishing Line Press)
In print and may be ordered from the publisher.
10 comments:
ohhh....this is just the kind of art I love!
What a perfect quote to go with that painting. As soon as I clicked over and saw it I felt like I got punched in the gut. I wanted to leave a comment about how it affected me then I saw the quote! There are no words to describe and that's why it's a painting!
Unspeakable ... in the best sense.
How refreshing, the Bacon quote. With so much gushing attendant on art exhibitions these days - by artist, in catalogue, on TV - the viewer is left no room just to stand back and assimilate.
Thanks for the visit to each of you. The more I study Bacon's works, the more I find a connection between his art and, not my poetry, but my own universal notions of poetry.
This was a very interesting painting.
If you can talk about it, why paint it? Think outside of the box or step outside of the box and paint! Art is an expression, often something that comes from deep within -- surpassing description with words -- yet people can still understand it's meaning!
Bacon paints with such an intense fire. Thanks for the view, Erika.
Oh, Sam, I totally agree with what you said here! When I read the Bacon quote, I thought, "Wow, that's exactly how poetry is, too." One of the most frustrating experiences is to have someone ask you what your poem is "about." ARGH. You can summarize a novel, if not its effect; you can summarize stories in the paper. But I find it's virtually impossible to describe poetry in the same ways -- at least if it's any good.
Love Francis Bacon, too, except (confession time) when I was a teenager I mixed him up with Francis Drake and Roger Bacon, conflating the three and not remembering who was the artist, the mariner, and the scientist. (Can you imagine what would have happened to Bacon if he'd painted his work in the eras of the other two? I'm fairly certain he would have been hanged.)
BTW, thanks for the meme tag. Sorry I didn't get to it; I've had a hellish few weeks of work and have been neglecting both blog and all other writing :(
Interesting point about the mix up of names. Thanks for the comment, MC.
ecstaticdoggerel.blogspot.com/2008/09/unspeakable-speeches.html
thanks for the provocation!
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