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without a particular point of departure

An endless journey without beginning or middle,
no plan for a straight approach, the potential for chance high,
random patterns seen in light upon leaves and cast in snowfallen shadows.

A strangely outfitted vehicle invites fancies of sandcastles
and drops a cacophony of images in its wake;
consciousness is stretched to the edge.

[1] "Carthedral", by Rebecca Caldwell

Recurrence and recombination imply metaphors
but no such reality is at work;
governance is by chance.

[2] Sandcastle

Emergent vistas populate changing terrain
sandy wastelands erode,
diverse forms evolve out of dust.

[3]left. "In the Hot Seat", Emily Mayer [4] Middle. "Gargoyle." [5]"Dragons", Gregor Jakubowski

The sky opens up to variables out of order,
shape, color and space reform into
one giant continually moving tableau.

[6]"Sky Study"

Under a swirling canopy of clouds
ethereal horizons compress
then expand with uncompromising energy.

Out of it a cityscape emerges of surrealistic proportions
energized by the resonance, structures arise from the crater lake,
devoid of recognizable signs of life.

Where once was sand, now there is water.


[7] Early 3D work by Kano

The entranceway terminates in an elaborate shape
from which additional pathways extend in a mysterious grid
floating on the watery surface.

Turning away from this exotic edifice, a new vista appears:
gently rolling waves languidly spill against a featureless shore
nondescript figures cluster motionlessly at water's edge.

"Waterscape", Sudkovsky Rufim

Between the environment and humanity
lies food for artistic creation; unwary travelers might find a dismal fate
if they bargain with forces beyond their ken.

[8] "La Chasse Galerie", Henri Julien

Suddenly the idling boat and its passengers
might well be riding a torrent of foul air,
dragged off to a destination further than their choosing.

Surrounded by a darkness palpable, they are forever lost to the world
no point of egress avails, the path itself cannot be undone;
those left behind wait and watch in vain, transfixed under an uncertain sky.

[9]"Light of the World", Peter Blume

 

image sources

[1] Carthedral - http://www.carthedral.com/index.htm

[2] ID Magazine - sandcastle - http://www.idmagazine.cc/Public%20Art/SoBe-sandcastle-3.gif

[3] Campden Gallery - Past Exhibitions: The Contemporary Landscape - http://www.campdengallery.co.uk/displayexhibition.php?eid=1

[4] Gargoyles and Grotesques -
http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~biolab/gargoyles/gargoyles.html

[5] Gregor Jakubowski Art Gallery - http://greg.jakubowski.9online.fr/msg3.htm

[6] Contemporary Landscape Painting - http://www.kenbushe.co.uk/html/archive_2.html

[7] Psygenic - http://psygenic.com/

[8] Canadian Art at the McMichael - http://www.mcmichael.com/canoe.htm

[9] Artcyclopedia.com - http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/blume_peter.html

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