We make bad ghosts...

[kohaku]

I seem to be posting a lot about Viggo these days. :D

More pictures, some paintings, some photographs. All works are taken from his publications, namely Recent Forgeries (1998, second edition), Signlanguage (2002, Vol. VIII, no. 78), Coincidence of Memory (2002, Vol. I, no.1) and 45301 (2003, Vol.II, no. 3).

All books are available from Perceval Press.




School, 1996.


Spring Wellington, 2000

Working, Brooklyn, 1998 and Journal Entry, 1998. Two of my favorites. Scanned as they are presented in Signlanguage.





Just two I'm afraid. I had a hard time choosing.


Received Pronunciation, 2001


Self-Portrait, April, 1999 - 2002.

Comments

[vegetariansushi.livejournal.com]

Damn. First, thank you so much for posting these. 'Cause, liek, whoa.

I really love Self-Portrait, for some reason. No, actually, I know the exact reason: Because I make fucked up collages like that in Photoshop sometimes, and I love to look at all the little bits of it and wonder what they signify, what they're there for, or if they were just handy. So I love that element of not fully understandable, ever. And also, I love the colouring in it. There's a smudge of yellow just below the lips, and I found it absolutely captivating. Stared at it for ten minutes, must've.

Actually, I love both the paintings. (Who'm I kidding? I love all of it, really.) In Received Pronunciation, I love love the photo of the trees and the subtle extension of roots below. Can't articulate why, but there you go.

I can't really say much about the photos, because I'm still a little stunned by them. Just . . .Guh.

*licks you rilly a lot*

Also, since this may be the one artistic thing I've not asked you, (or at least, remember asking you right now,) do you do any photography?

[kohaku1977.livejournal.com]

Yeah, his painting. Woah. Did you see "A Perfect Murder"? I loved loved loved those murals before I even knew it was Viggo in that movie. I never really noticed him much in movies, except an occasional "who's that he's nice", until I read his poetry. Then I was just... I dunno, blown away I guess.
I did notice him in "The Prophecy" though. Mmm, how could I resist the devil? Part of my vision of Viggo as the devil survived and made its way into Devil May Care. Hum. I just hope nobody noticed. :D
I wish I could paint like that. Sometimes I colour a page before writing on it, but that's something different. I don't really paint, nor do I draw. I read in an article that you should not stop drawing, should not be intimidated by other people's work, but I am.
Sometimes I take pictures, but they do not turn out like I would like them to be. So, no I don't really do photography. If I ever have any money I will take a class. But knowing me and my budget, it will take a while.

I love that he used a piece of Boromir's cloak in "Received Pronunciation". He collects just stuff and uses it in his collages, which is brilliant.

*kisses*

[vegetariansushi.livejournal.com]

I've not seen A Perfect Murder. To be honest, I've not seen most movies or television shows - For years, I didn't have a television and I was too poor to go to the theatre, and when I was young we didn't have cable, so there were like, two channels, and I usually opted for books over television, anyhow. So even things that have become practically global culture - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which seems to have taken over the world - It was on for seven years, and it wasn't until the. . . End of the seventh year, I think, that I ever saw it. I've never seen Austin Powers, I've never seen American Pie. I've no idea if those are as popular anywhere else as they are here, but saying that to an American is like telling them that you like kicking puppies or something.

I know what you mean about wanting money for classes. I want money for a proper camera, really. I'm about to say fuck it all, I want one, and just buying it, consequences and potential starvation afterwards be damned.

Also, that Boromir's cloak thing is awesome - I don't think that I would have realised it had you not pointed it out, but knowing that makes it much cooler. I love things like that, and 'found art' - little bits of things that people discard that become beautiful in the right eyes.

[kohaku1977.livejournal.com]

Mmm, I can send you movies, if you're interested. I send a lot of movies/ episodes to valentine1971 because she can't really download anything. Like I said before, no biggie. I love sending things to lovely people. :D

And, um, I have never seen American Pie either. I have a rather eclectic taste when it comes to movies. And I didn't like Austin Powers. My hubby made me watch it! He sometimes grumbles at me for not watching every blockbuster there is. *sighs* And yes, they are very popular here. :)

So, do you do photography? I mean, you mentioned wanting to buy a camera...

I think I read about the cloak thing... I don't think I looked closely enough to recognize it. But that's what I love in collages... the patchwork of things that are important for the artist. I may need to take another look at his collages...

[vegetariansushi.livejournal.com]

Aww, you're the nicest ever. quettar_ucareo just sent me a bunch of Elijah movies, and I'm still asquee with joy.

I'm glad that it's not just me who's never seen those movies. I sort of want to, just to see what the fuss is about. But I kinda figured that they were popular everywhere by now, you know?

I do photography the same way that I do most things - Somewhat half-assed, very amature-ish, and probably only really interesting to me. But it pleases me, so whatever.

[kohaku1977.livejournal.com]

Hey, do whatever pleases you! And the pictures you posted are beautiful. Sometimes the love of the artist for his work shines through and hey, that's also what I want to see.

And my offer stands. If you want to see a movie, just ask me if I have it. I could send it along with that print you wanted... (I still can hardly believe that you want a print of one of my pictures, eeep, that's the highest compliment ever!)

As for doing things half-assed: I believe that's only because of a lack of time. You seem so passionate about things. Def. lack of time!

*hugs*

[vegetariansushi.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks, hon. I do pretty much whatever pleases me, to be honest. And sometimes that's painting and sticking my fingers in oil paints and smearing, and sometimes it's photography and it's almost always computer-stuff of some kind, but it makes me happy, and really, that's as much as I have a right to expect.

You're the nicest ever, with the movies. I can't think of anything offhand that I'm desperate for, but I'll have to doublecheck my longlong list of "movies that I'm desperate for and will buy as soon as I win the lottery". Actually, I shouldn't check that, because then I will be sad that I've not yet won the lottery. Stupid everything.

As for doing things half-assed: I believe that's only because of a lack of time. You seem so passionate about things. Def. lack of time!

*licks* This may be the nicest thing that anyone's ever said about me.

[kohaku1977.livejournal.com]

God, I love to paint with my fingers. I don't need brushes! Just some paint, any kind really, and a nice big sheet of paper. A rainy day would be nice too, those are my favorites to paint.

I'm planning to win the lottery too. No luck yet. But dreams are nice anyway so I still make plans. I want things like: a house with a garden. A library. A cat, or rather three. Books, more books, and a place to write.

*licks back* Nah, you're very passionate, I can tell. So, not nice, but the truth. Or maybe the truth and nice?

[vegetariansushi.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. I'm so just like that with paint. I use brushes for some things, but mostly I end up using my fingers and palms and smooshing it around.

I like your idea of a house and the library and garden and cats and books and writingspace. I have a plan something similar to that, actually. Of course, no luck with the winning yet, so . . .

[kohaku1977.livejournal.com]

Me neither. Bah. Stupid lottery. Well, I love this flat even if it's tiny. It's a good home anyway. I just want a bigger desk :D I'm sharing mine with my hubby.

I love the effect you get when you smear the paint with your fingers. Some paintings have my fingerprint in them, which amuses me. Now that we talk about it, I want to paint again. I did a tiny card in December, but haven't really painted since.

[vegetariansushi.livejournal.com]

Hee. I used to have the best desk ever in the world - It was one of the ones that went in a corner, and it was HUGE, and I loved it so much. Sadly, when I moved, I couldn't afford to have the desk moved with me, so it is no more.

I know what you mean about the paint. I don't do it often, because I'm not much good, but every now and again, you know?