Nov 2011
***** Attacked by a Jaguar, after Henri Rousseau
Unaware, arms sway.
Attentive green gazes
at a tuxedoed man
and his broken bride.
Pink perfume glides
over the jade scene.
A red disco light
hovers above raised limbs,
spinning stardust
rain down upon them.
In the corner
he hides -- peering
around fibre-optic
shrubs. Blackening
this white moment.
On the ballroom
floor they dance.
Rendezvous in the Forest, after Henri Rousseau*
In the wilderness
they meet, horsebacked,
whispering nothing
sweet, meaningless.
Captain courts, seeking
victory beneath bare
branches... hidden
where all can see.
Curious trees bend
to view the scene below.
The lady's palace
chaperones her mistress
from faraway brush.
Antiqued cotton tufts frown
overhead, lost souls
driving by wreckage.
Vultures. Scavengers
of hunting season.
Pausing to behold
the carnage
of predator and prey.
Unaware, arms sway.
Attentive green gazes
at a tuxedoed man
and his broken bride.
Pink perfume glides
over the jade scene.
A red disco light
hovers above raised limbs,
spinning stardust
rain down upon them.
In the corner
he hides -- peering
around fibre-optic
shrubs. Blackening
this white moment.
On the ballroom
floor they dance.
Rendezvous in the Forest, after Henri Rousseau*
In the wilderness
they meet, horsebacked,
whispering nothing
sweet, meaningless.
Captain courts, seeking
victory beneath bare
branches... hidden
where all can see.
Curious trees bend
to view the scene below.
The lady's palace
chaperones her mistress
from faraway brush.
Antiqued cotton tufts frown
overhead, lost souls
driving by wreckage.
Vultures. Scavengers
of hunting season.
Pausing to behold
the carnage
of predator and prey.
Drawing, like writing, tells a story that is colored through the interpretive lens of the observer. I've always loved how the art a person creates inspires, moves, becomes powerful to different people for a plethora of reasons. As I was looking through some paintings by Henri Rousseau, I found two that represented "civilization" and "barbarism." The paintings inspired me by their juxtaposition of two concepts: the instinct for survival versus the rituals for courting.
***** Attacked by a Jaguar, after Henri Rousseau: http://www.abcgallery.com/R/rousseau/rousseau73.html
Rendezvous in the Forest, after Henri Rousseau: http://www.abcgallery.com/R/rousseau/rousseau21.html
***** Attacked by a Jaguar, after Henri Rousseau: http://www.abcgallery.com/R/rousseau/rousseau73.html
Rendezvous in the Forest, after Henri Rousseau: http://www.abcgallery.com/R/rousseau/rousseau21.html
