a half blog...

so with my new found direction along the path of becoming a real artist!!

'No, painting is not made to decorate apartments. its an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy.' - picasso

i will strive to make art that captivates and challenges the way we think.


There is a Dutch artist, Marinus Boezem, who made a large cathedral out of trees. I thought this would be a really cool thing to see. but its not really.
trees can create natural gothic arches, but not the ones he used. He used Italian poplars, to represent to pillars of the church. Poplars dont exactly represent strength or durability, they will gradually become a ruin. I think he's criticizing the integrity of the church. This is similar what i am doing , but im not condemning the church, im trying to bring about a re-establishment of integrity.
He's laid it out the same as the floor plan for Notre Dame de Paris, and so it can be easily seen that some thought the cathedral was a subverse phallic symbol, and Boezem highlights the fact stating, the power of the church is in a state of degradation. Perhaps...




but there is something about this idea that i like, the naturalness and openness of the cathedral, not dark and closed in cold stone...

...my brain hurts

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