The Floody Mona Lisa
June 18, 2008
Maybe you've heard about the flood. Jesus, enough arleady. Not so fast, folks. What if? That's right, what if? What if it's not going to stop. What if the climate is changing? And what if, yeah, I know...we humans arent' helping with the carbon emissions...what if it's bigger than us? What if it all boils down to the stars? Did you happen to catch that September 2005 issue of Scientific American? I'll tell you what floody if...heed the good 'ol Wisconsin state motto and go forward. What we need, and, happily, what we're getting, is a complete shift in values. We are teaching our children well. After all, it's they that will have to come to terms with it, if it's real. All I know is I don't want to be silenced in the middle of the shit hitting the fan, staring at my kid, when she looks at me says, "Dad, they told you it was happening. Why didn't you do something?"
One thing's certain. Trixie's gonna help. Yes, we got water in our basement, but nothing, NOTHING like the mess some of our neighbors and friends have seen. Trixie's inspiring. I'm just down there, in the basement studio, dealing with the water, and she comes loping down the steps, alone, boot shod, and asks, "Help...Dad?"
Age 2+. Super sweet. Thanks, Trix. Yes, I'll take a hand. Now...
what can I do for you?
So, as the times they maybe are a-changin', ol' Mr Koppa keeps trudging forward, doing the same thing he's been doing since The Sphere. Crackin' beers and putzin in the studio. As I was getting the most recent series of collages framed for this summer and fall's exhibits, I decided to push it a little bit, as is the tendency, and finish off the one that had been on the table and in the back of my mind for months. Feral pigs and floods. What next? Cripes...sometimes I feel like a canary in a coal mine. The collage, number 109 (no finished image available yet, but you can see it for real at Lagniappe Brasserie this summer), was orignally titled Pigs in Space, until I saw it from a different angle. That's when I changed the name to That's the eye, that's the nose, and that's the mouth. And then I thought, no...this thing is really coming together. This is really something! This could be the culmination of everything I've learned about art so far! It's the mona lisa for cryin' out loud! The dang thang even includes the very x-acto knife that was used to create all 108 of its predecessors. All yours for just $300. Un-believable! Somebody go buy it already, will ya? I could sure use the scratch.
Until next time, live right, live long, and enjoy life. Apocalypse or no apocalypse. I mean really enjoy it. Live it up. Party. Get out of the box, pass on the junk food and bullshit, and treat your self like the temple you are. It feels good...I know. If only we could all take life so seriously. It's gonna be okay, Trixie. I promise.
FLOWER MOON 2008 Organically Speaking
PINK MOON 2008 Oh, the iron(y).
WORM MOON 2008 Reflecting on The Sphere(s)
SNOW MOON 2008 Have I failed?
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