person: so what did you ask for for christmas this year?
me: oh mostly cds
person: oh you still buy cds? why not just put it on your ipod?
my thoughts: jesus christ because we dont all put them on our fucking ipods okay some of us like to have cds that can be held and cradled and kissed and that we can put in a little stack and show off and take out the lyric books and fucking look at the lyrics and cry over them and put the cd in the fucking stereo and have it way too loud because way too loud is just loud enough and then we like to smile at the newness and perfection of the little round disc and we like to cry when it scratches and skips and we like to yell when someone touches the shiny side can you do that with an ipod hmm?? can you?? fucking can YOU??
my reply: idk cds are nice
“currently working on my next show for Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York. September 8th.
will be exploring with solid blacks. crisp lines and patterns.
juxtaposed with the subtle soft of face, figure, and such.
painting layers of intricate black shapes is completely meditating.
the challenge is how to incorporate other elements with it to make an interesting image.
hope the next few months will be fruitful. :)”audrey kawasaki is quite possibly my favorite artist, contemporary at least. i still remember when i first saw one of her girls, i think it was Necklace, and i still remember buying my first magazine featuring her, a Juxtapose with the Octogirls spread. Her work has inspired me for a long time now and every time i come across her new pieces, it’s catalyzes a certain enlivening joy that i wish i could share with someone. During dark days i think i most appreciate that feeling, an inspiration to push and better myself as an artist, no matter how proficient, and maybe grow as a person in the process, so that i can maybe inspire that feeling in someone one day.
idk, i figured if anyone wasn’t familiar i’d share. thought maybe if you think like me you’d care. inspiration is perhaps my favorite feeling
ahhh i cant wait!!
