Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Allure on the Northern Nowhere

Shadow, somber, ember passing through,
From the canopy of the Cordobesan barrio;
Tiny pebbles kicked, among tampered foliage,
Amidst the maundering words of a passerby;

I long, I do, I reminisce of your touch,
So delicate, yet prevailing that it makes me muse;
And as the remembrance of your thick tone stirs,
It brings me back to that reposeful countryside.

The one where we spent, engulfed in a choir,
Of frogs, of cacti, of the Canarian coast;
Where the rampant waves splashed, against the bare reef,
Distracting me for a breath, before I arose once more;

To your freckles, your whispers, like songs, like wind
To devour all that was and will ever be
Where your fair skin, still burnt from the day before,
Hints at, it pleads for such osculation;
Derived of the most passionate, so subtle,
The most endearing and persuasive kind,
Submerged me helplessly, so menial yet so alive.

Just please, my dear, listen,
Through feigned verses of empathy,
While I ring assured, from depths of heart,
With the wind on your shoulders in the sea-stained air,
That I will deliver such purity to yours.

Brandon Lee Kramer © 2011

arthur rimbaud and my best weekend ever.

Vowels

A black, E white, I red, U green, O blue: vowels,
I shall tell, one day, of your mysterious origins:
A, black velvety jacket of brilliant flies
which buzz around cruel smells,
Gulfs of shadow; E, whiteness of vapours and of tents,
lances of proud glaciers, white kings, shivers of cow-parsley;
I, purples, spat blood, smile of beautiful lips
in anger or in the raptures of penitence;
U, waves, divine shudderings of viridian seas,
the peace of pastures dotted with animals, the peace of the furrows
which alchemy prints on broad studious foreheads;
O, sublime Trumpet full of strange piercing sounds,
silences crossed by [Worlds and by Angels]:
–O the Omega! the violet ray of [His] Eyes!

Voyelles

A noir, E blanc, I rouge, U vert, O bleu: voyelles,
Je dirai quelque jour vos naissances latentes:
A, noir corset velu des mouches éclatantes
Qui bombinent autour des puanteurs cruelles,
Golfes d'ombre; E, candeurs des vapeurs et des tentes,
Lances des glaciers fiers, rois blancs, frissons d'ombelles;
I, pourpres, sang craché, rire des lèvres belles
Dans la colère ou les ivresses pénitentes;
U, cycles, vibrements divins des mers virides,
Paix des pâtis semés d'animaux, paix des rides
Que l'alchimie imprime aux grands fronts studieux;
O, suprême Clairon plein des strideurs étranges,
Silences traversés des [Mondes et des Anges]:
—O l'Oméga, rayon violet de [Ses] Yeux!


dear self,
imagine yourself on an island, off the coast of africa, with three pretty girls, for three incredible days, in absolutely beautiful weather, overlooking the coast of some small spanish town, frogs singing in the background, the sun setting, enamored by fauna and blooming flowers, while a cute little french girl with freckles whispering this to you, accent and all. that was your weekend. life complete. 
brandon.13-16.5.2011

Saturday, May 7, 2011

playlist for may

björk - where is the line
fatboy slim - praise you
frank ocean - we all try
the weeknd - the party and the after party
radiohead - nude
sensorama - star escalator
disclosure - carnival
SBTRKT - wildfire
tune-yards - gansta
balam acab - oOoOOO
jamie woon - shoulda (this guy is so good)

also, in the last couple weeks there was great mixtapes from:
jamie xx and oneman
canblaster
how to dress well
...go look for them...

richard hamilton.i'm dreaming of a white christmas

Richard Hamilton. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas. (1967)
Richard Hamilton - I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas (1967). Screenprint, Sheet 30 1/4 x 40 15/16" (76.8 x 104.0 cm) Comp. 22 1/8 x 33 7/8" (56.2 x 86.0 cm)(irreg.). Celeste and Armand Bartos Foundation Fund. © 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London

rauschenberg.black.market.1961


Robert Rauschenberg
Black Market, 1961
Combine painting: Oil, paper, wood, metal, rope on canvas, plus four metal clipboards and valise with rubber stamps and variable objects.
49 x 59 in. (124.5 x 150 cm)
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany.

knot a man, but knot yet a god

roughly around 34.7% of my trip to germany, the netherlands, and belguim was spent doing exactly this: watching frank tie his shoes. i still prefer the loop, swoop, and pull followed by the double knot. get it together frank, get in together. 

lush.2011.(no photoshop).

in the midst of the humid andalusian sunrise, this baby moth passed away from alcohol poisoning. i wasn't there to witness it, so i can only suppose what torture ensued as a result of his irrevocable decision to indulge in such monstrous behavior. may this be a lesson to us all that we are nothing but slaves to nature and it's hegemonic chaos, especially when we're young and naïve. don't drink and fly. amen. 

Brandon Lee Kramer © 2011