THE ARTIST'S SOLILOQUY*
I reproduce the world
in pictures
man in himself
in life
and in the universe
this eternal inter-play
is the sanctum
of all my works
I am a visionary
(a humble one
but no less sensitive)
I cry more than I laugh
as the world is the place
where mankind's tears fall
without end
due to man's own making
the heart desires
what it should not
for things
that don't sanctify
but man is weak
and morally falls
too easily
and drowns
in the nameless sea
nature weeps
for the callousness and greed
of man
who has her beauty defiled
and marred
progress
what progress?
it's just the breeding-ground
of greed and indifference
bulldozers knock
down the trees
chemicals pollute the seas
grasslands and fields
are sacrificed for construction
land has turned into concrete--dirty and ugly
as I paint
my heart
is heavy-laden
and I ask
over and over again
what has happened to man?
Nov 22, 2015
Nov 22, 2015 at 5:30 PM UTC
THE ARTIST'S SOLILOQUY*
I reproduce the world
in pictures
man in himself
in life
and in the universe
this eternal inter-play
is the sanctum
of all my works
I am a visionary
(a humble one
but no less sensitive)
I cry more than I laugh
as the world is the place
where mankind's tears fall
without end
due to man's own making
the heart desires
what it should not
for things
that don't sanctify
but man is weak
and morally falls
too easily
and drowns
in the nameless sea
nature weeps
for the callousness and greed
of man
who has her beauty defiled
and marred
progress
what progress?
it's just the breeding-ground
of greed and indifference
bulldozers knock
down the trees
chemicals pollute the seas
grasslands and fields
are sacrificed for construction
land has turned into concrete--dirty and ugly
as I paint
my heart
is heavy-laden
and I ask
over and over again
what has happened to man?
* this artist feels the destruction of nature and her beauty through his works which I regard as poignant, allegorical and truthful to life.
I met him in Melbourne yesterday afternoon where he was displaying his paintings (he used coffee-powder as colour) in the Swanston Street
the heart of Melbourne. He is a young German who is travelling round the world and gets inspiration from the scenes he witnesses in every country. I was very impressed.