Small Referential Print

This is a small print that will refer to a large composition I have yet to get out. It is quite a western-centric way of visualizing, but I see this as my mental image of Rumi. The print is a pronto-plate litho, and the image came from one of my Life World Library books. The photo is actually of a follower of the Druse sect, a group in present day Israel I had never heard of. According to the captions in the Life World Book, they fought for Israeli independence. I can't think of any way to express the rest other than directly quoting the caption: "The Druses, who broke away from islam in the 11th Century, are forbidden to disclose their religious beliefs."

Music Master

You that love lovers,

this is your home. Welcome!

In the midst of making form, love

made this form that melts form,

with love for the door,

soul the vestibule.

Watch the dust grains moving

in the light near the window.

Their dance is our dance.

We rarely hear the inward music,

but we're all dancing to it nevertheless,

directed by the one who teaches us,

the pure joy of the sun,

our music master.

--Jelaluddin Rumi

1207-1273

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Received in Venice, June 2009

from Nicole Serize

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Received 10.8.09

from Nabila Santa Cristo

Le Arti

 

Collaged elements, monotype, silkscreen on Japanese paper, hand drawn and painted elements

(I'd be especially interested to see what narrative you might read in the scene)

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sent 10.1.09

A Favorite Painting

 Which I used to see frequently in the Galleria Palatina in the Pitti Palace in Florence..... love the distribution of tones, the sense of movement, the central contrast of the figures of Aphrodite and Mars, and the message - an allegorical portrayal of the horrible results of war....