every artist must know when its time to lop off the ol ear - at around 35-40 yrs or so, you go through the im spitting into the artistic wind phase - and before you know it - off pops the ol ear - mad i am, NOT!!.
compiling the concepts of the yip trip children's story and nado storm - a cape town comic book hero. writing my strange little short story collection and a few of my poems. and all the wildetect furniture pieces -- not for the feint at heart. the erxell concept and wildetecture websites are linked to this blog.
one must now embark on a brand new journey - a creative phase 2 - an actuality underground creative endeavour, a creative phase which is going to be much less public.
having put some of the ideas being experimented with down in this first phase blog journal. like earth branded architecture, perceived kinetic architecture, disintegration of perspective, architectural shadow projection , African fauvistic architecture, human driven architectural mechanisms, the erxell concept , wildetecture architecture , furniture, clothing. yip trip , nado storm and many, many other creative ideas and concepts. these concepts have been inspired by the past and refreshed through the experience of the present.
the idea was for like minded creatives to hopefully get inspired by these thoughts and concepts, not to copy them completely wholesale and then try and pass as their own. it is partly for this reason i am creating an underground creative phase 2. you see dancing before cold fowl feet is a dance all artistic creatives eventually will walk away from - minus an ear or the ability to breath.
a few gratituitous shots of myself , taken by my daughter , Tayze. she directed the photo shoots in our little courtyard. lots of crazy giggling, dress up and super silly shinanigans. logan my young son adding his 5 cents director skills. below is an example of a piece of furniture inspired by the artist edvard munch - the scream. a concept of reality that haunts this lifes crazy journey. (see the poem at the end)
beware the social creative trap - QJD - 2006 - WORDSMITH GLADIATOR
know all creative men and to whom it may concern.....
read this warning to avoid life's trap and learn!
at birth you're given seeds to facilitate your rise,
beware the Pip that can cause your creative demise!
your seeds may be beauty , royal blood , superior brain....
beware the Stella that cause you the greatest pain.
its words etched deep in this troublesome life.
for striving for social artistic acceptance can cause unnecessary strife.
be contented with your station and creative class,
because "born rich snobs" can delight in making you the ass!
the birthright of royals and the social elite,
must not have you seeking approval at cold fowl feet.
be content and happy with your creative standing,
let those who hold the keys come to your respected landing.
because a humble lord will tip his hat to artistic skill,
whereas arrogance has you climbing a pseudo artistic creative hill.
a hill that's height never reaches the end,
striving for its pinnacle will drive you round the bend!
my child , its better to be a creative working class hero,
than a wanna-be, social born rich, high class, zero.!!!
