“Painting; 30% chance of rain” (Thanks A.K.!)
“My position is that we must learn to reaffirm something. In other words, we must not settle for the criticism of others or for negativisms. We need to relearn how to affirm. So, now we are in one of those intermediate periods.”
—— Alain Badiou, Interview with Oliver Zahm. Purple Fashion Magazine Fall/Winter 2010
“Caricature” is a construction in order to affirm a practice.
Started today walking away from home. Cool, misty morning; overcast. Rough start. But it is a start. I set a schedule, and I’m late. A self imposed rush. Long strides to the subway. My back right heel keeps hitting the edge of the studio wheel. Finally wedging it, wobbling it, tipping it over sideways onto a broken curb. Everything spills out into the street. Pick it all up, rearrange it. I hate this. Why am I doing this? Because this is part of a whole. This is a performance, but it’s twisted. This is a construction for affirmation. Graham Avenue subway stairs; down. I’m tired. When you’re lugging the studio it’s much more exhausting then just painting, which alone is still a shit-ton of work. What does it take to make a painting? Find out. Commit. Be patient.