Welcome to "Rolling with the Punches"
my 8th
weekly Art blog-
Showcasing some of The Arts
of Miles Frode from last Wednesday
1-7-2015
to This Morning
Tuesday
1-13-2015.
As of a few weeks ago i have had to switch to doing any Art almost completely NON-dominant handed (among other things) due to progressively debilitating Physical condition still yet to be determined (not for lack of testing, treating and trying)…the closest diagnosis has to do with the type of Thoracic outlet syndrome that is the most difficult to diagnose and the fact that one of the 2 arteries taking blood into my right hand has almost a nonexistent flow)
I have been dealing with this diss-ability for the better part of 4 years now,
and aside from getting into it in depth, i am in constant pain and
when i use my right arm for any extended period of time i can barely lift it and
it feels like i'd just connected California and Oregon by train track, solo.
This is why i am hoisting the Title of "Rolling with the Punches"
up for this weeks blog.
Since these injuries/diss-ability's i have been continually
presented these types of lessons of patience, change and
what i call being unshakeable.
Or Bending as not to Break….
Picasso said "Forcing yourself to use restricted means is the sort of restrain that liberates invention.
It obliges you to make a kind of progress you cant even imagine in advance"
One of my 3-d Cubist pieces fell against one of the 20x26" pieces i'd started a few blogs ago
puncturing through one and piercing the next.
Having taken some photos of the initial damage on My Muses I-Phone
I couldn't get ahold of the initial pictures of the first 2 paintings that had been punctured…
so i put a knife through it again…and took the pictures i was missing.
Sometimes when i am carrying things and start to drop one or two
i throw/drop all of what i'd been holding and just laugh…if i am aware of my own frustrations
when the fluidities of my actions are challenged why not work back into and against those feelings we feel that embitter us?
This may be one of the greatest tools these days.
(mob guy voice)
"So..ya i knifed the painting …and ya it felt good"
Don't Be afraid of damaged artwork…your
miss-marked masterpieces and cut canvas, are unplanned for adventures!
I used a Weld-Bond all weather glue and some small linen pieces..
it may be bumpy a bit for now but when I'm done i will get the back wet and then let it dry and Voila! it should re-tighten:)
Art like all, can become a place to feel safe or challenge yourself.
Picasso also said
"when you begin a picture you often make some pretty discoveries.
you must be on guard against these.
Destroy the thing do it over several times.
In each destroying of a beautiful discovery the artist is not really suppress it
but rather transforms it, condenses it, makes it more substantial"
This is what the first layer looked like before the holes in this one.
after the first patchwork and a turn of 90 degrees counterclockwise
Heres one of a dozen 16x20 canvas panels i'd offhandedly started last week…Work In Progress
"Cassandra…The Muse"-Miles Frode
just added more to this board i found (above)
putting it back in rotation as more than just angular color blocks.
Miles Art and Word to accompany!
more info to come …Flier!
next blog
that are available at PUSH gallery along with more than a DOZEN of Miles Paintings.
Please feel free to Contact me, The artist for any inquires
milesfrode@gmail.com
that does get me into trouble …"Fuck you Pain!…I'm Busy!"
i must bid you adieu.
until next tuesday
great having you and remember…
"May The muse Be With You!" -Miles
Every moment is a lesson
..art is safe but the excitement is real!
be willing to risk good for great!
am my Swedish Grandfather was taught in school…
"Life is Short…Art is Long"
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