Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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Friday, September 10, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Restoration
There was a time when our talents
were sought after by emperors and kings
who brought us into their palaces
to paint dance and sing
Worshiped like Gods
for the gifts we possessed
seated amongst the elite
treated with the utmost respect
Now fast forward to 2010
where most of those who choose to
paint dance and sing for a living
can barely pay rent
Times have changed
the game is cuthroat
we're seen as the lowest of lows
our lifestyles considered a joke?
if you ask us
the value of an artist is going bankrupt
wounded from the tax cuts
forced to reconsider the bitter back up plan
tougher is the task at hand
we are moving longer passed the days
of living solely off of grants
success rests in the bank
of those who are most wealthy
It's a difficult dream to chase indeed
but see you don't gotta tell we!
I know this life of an artist is hard
but struggling is all part of the job
going up against tremendous odds
in a system mostly ruled by laws
where shooting for the stars
means being far from what's conventional
embarking on this mysterious journey
hell, we'll never know
if the path we chose will work out
before doubt forces us to fold
oh so difficult
its tempting to let go
when life moves so slow
and you've got no dough.
oh believe me I know
this is not your typical profession
it is depressing to think that the pathway to success
is littered with rejection
hence the stress that infects my heart when
the studio where I paint my blood with
feels more like a coffin
wrongly perceived like the Basquiats and Pollocks
when most public eyes only seems to see the final product
A gift and a curse it hurts to go through the process
of answering gods spiritual calling
especially in a time when
we're being charged dollars per minutes
tapping into a higher consciousness
just doesn't seem realistic
it all comes down to business
and what you're willing to risk
Whose ready to put their chips down on the drawing board
and become a prisonor of debt?
some say we're crazy
for willing to play our bets
down on this slow road
knowing that the only thing that is certain
is what we don't know
untill our time is out we trek stubbornly
down the route of creativity
sacrificing the typical picture perfect lifestyle
sprinkled with security and stability
bearing the burden of the unpaid bills
to keep these skills steady in motion
like a pottery wheel
holding onto the hope that our talents
will someday be recognized
to the highest degree
where we wont need that crummy side job just to get by
catch us on the corners busking hustling
playing heartbeats on eardrums for nickels and dimes
tapping on heavenly floors like gregory hines
from private to public galleries
creating masterpiece after masterpiece
living off of love
while slowly dying from the low salaries,
getting complaints
from straightedged heads who complain like
"well that ain't no way to raise a family!"
as we respond
writing over wrongs
saying well that that's just the risk we take
to make dreams become reality
The heavy pressures of pitfalls and pleasures
documented through art and music
that potentially will live forever
now..for the record
lets get another thing straight
once an artist always an artist
There is no escape
Ive tried only to realize
living a lie was a mistake
there are hands much bigger than mine
that decide how to twist fate
see I never chose to use the art,
the art chose to use me
doomed for a lifetimes worth of expression
its safe to say that it is my duty
to create like there is no end
to get slapped
to get kicked
to get knocked down
and to get up again
voice of the voiceless
strenght for the weak
you ought to think about
what your world would look like without we
art matters, if it didn't
you would all be suffering a great loss
imagination would be at a standstill
surrounded by nothing but blank walls
some say the world would be better off
if there were no artists at all
well Im here to tell you if not us
who else would will color outside of your box?
call us the creative Rebels WITH a cause
who by any means, and any cost
is going out to regain the value
that us artists have lost
to anyone who says
the artist hustle ain't a real job
I'll fold my resumes into paper plane
and throw it at your brain
just get my point across
we repeat
if not us, who else will color outside of your box?
call us the creative Rebels WITH a cause
who by any means, and any cost
is out to regain the value
that us artists have lost
were sought after by emperors and kings
who brought us into their palaces
to paint dance and sing
Worshiped like Gods
for the gifts we possessed
seated amongst the elite
treated with the utmost respect
Now fast forward to 2010
where most of those who choose to
paint dance and sing for a living
can barely pay rent
Times have changed
the game is cuthroat
we're seen as the lowest of lows
our lifestyles considered a joke?
if you ask us
the value of an artist is going bankrupt
wounded from the tax cuts
forced to reconsider the bitter back up plan
tougher is the task at hand
we are moving longer passed the days
of living solely off of grants
success rests in the bank
of those who are most wealthy
It's a difficult dream to chase indeed
but see you don't gotta tell we!
I know this life of an artist is hard
but struggling is all part of the job
going up against tremendous odds
in a system mostly ruled by laws
where shooting for the stars
means being far from what's conventional
embarking on this mysterious journey
hell, we'll never know
if the path we chose will work out
before doubt forces us to fold
oh so difficult
its tempting to let go
when life moves so slow
and you've got no dough.
oh believe me I know
this is not your typical profession
it is depressing to think that the pathway to success
is littered with rejection
hence the stress that infects my heart when
the studio where I paint my blood with
feels more like a coffin
wrongly perceived like the Basquiats and Pollocks
when most public eyes only seems to see the final product
A gift and a curse it hurts to go through the process
of answering gods spiritual calling
especially in a time when
we're being charged dollars per minutes
tapping into a higher consciousness
just doesn't seem realistic
it all comes down to business
and what you're willing to risk
Whose ready to put their chips down on the drawing board
and become a prisonor of debt?
some say we're crazy
for willing to play our bets
down on this slow road
knowing that the only thing that is certain
is what we don't know
untill our time is out we trek stubbornly
down the route of creativity
sacrificing the typical picture perfect lifestyle
sprinkled with security and stability
bearing the burden of the unpaid bills
to keep these skills steady in motion
like a pottery wheel
holding onto the hope that our talents
will someday be recognized
to the highest degree
where we wont need that crummy side job just to get by
catch us on the corners busking hustling
playing heartbeats on eardrums for nickels and dimes
tapping on heavenly floors like gregory hines
from private to public galleries
creating masterpiece after masterpiece
living off of love
while slowly dying from the low salaries,
getting complaints
from straightedged heads who complain like
"well that ain't no way to raise a family!"
as we respond
writing over wrongs
saying well that that's just the risk we take
to make dreams become reality
The heavy pressures of pitfalls and pleasures
documented through art and music
that potentially will live forever
now..for the record
lets get another thing straight
once an artist always an artist
There is no escape
Ive tried only to realize
living a lie was a mistake
there are hands much bigger than mine
that decide how to twist fate
see I never chose to use the art,
the art chose to use me
doomed for a lifetimes worth of expression
its safe to say that it is my duty
to create like there is no end
to get slapped
to get kicked
to get knocked down
and to get up again
voice of the voiceless
strenght for the weak
you ought to think about
what your world would look like without we
art matters, if it didn't
you would all be suffering a great loss
imagination would be at a standstill
surrounded by nothing but blank walls
some say the world would be better off
if there were no artists at all
well Im here to tell you if not us
who else would will color outside of your box?
call us the creative Rebels WITH a cause
who by any means, and any cost
is going out to regain the value
that us artists have lost
to anyone who says
the artist hustle ain't a real job
I'll fold my resumes into paper plane
and throw it at your brain
just get my point across
we repeat
if not us, who else will color outside of your box?
call us the creative Rebels WITH a cause
who by any means, and any cost
is out to regain the value
that us artists have lost
5 percent
95 percent of the population is either culturally or religiously brainwashed and incapable of free thought. That leaves 5 percent of the population who actually "get it".
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Supreme Alphabet
• (A)- a backronym for arm, leg, leg, arm, head; the Father of the Universe; all in all.
• (B)- Be or Born: to exist. To be born is to bring into existence mentally through the Nation of Islam by way of the old Earth’s womb, Life.
• (C)- Cee or See: to see is to have insight, to comprehend through the mind’s eye; to see is to have insight to see through the physical, to understand.
• (D)- Divine: the essence of self, Godly by nature, which can neither be added to nor taken away from; can't say “Allah” without saying “all.” One’s nature is pure and untampered-with.
• (E)- Equality: to knowledge your knowledge, you will deal with everything within your cipher equally, which gives birth to Wisdom that is showing and proving. Everything is everything, which equals one. Equality gives birth to Wisdom, and Mathematics do not lie.
• (F)- Father: To fat-her mentally as well as physically. Father= further, to further ones phsical and mental development by way of proper education- history and proper nutrition- diet/ the proper foods.
• (G)- God: The Original Man, the Blackman of Asia sic, the supreme form of life manifested, the mind of human beings; and humans are here to attain perfection by building and destroying, which shows and proves that Mathematics do not lie.
• (H)- He or Her ( have the power to build or destroy based on their level of intelligence.
• (I)- I or Islam Islam is our Culture not a religion like Ortodox Islam. We are a culture that lives in-tune with our divine nature. This means to live in-tune with the Universe and the mathematical principles that govern it. We are the essence of very universe that surrounds us.
• (J)- Justice This is the Divne balance of the universe. It is the reward or penalty for ones ways and actions. The reward for embaracing Islam is love peace and happiness. The penalty for living in disaccord is hell (suffering, stress, lack of understanding/confusion, mental and physical death due to a life of savagery.
• (K)- King or Kingdom
• (L)- Love, Hell or Right: You would go through hell to make what you love right. Daily we are given the opportunity to love Hell or Right. It is the crossroad one faces each and every day. When you chose to love hell you accept your hellish predicament in life. If you chose to love right then you are blessed with the good that is returned for your right actions. (Karma= what goes around comes back around/ you reap what you sow)
• (M)- Master
• (N)- Now-End Nation
• (O)- Cipher: completion; a circle consisting of 360 degrees; any person, place, or thing.
• (P)- Power
• (Q)- Queen
• (R)- Ruler or rule
• (S)- Self, Savior
• (T)- Truth or Square
• (U)- You or Universe and U-N-I-Verse
• (V)- Victory
• (W)- Wisdom
• (X)- The Unknown
• (Y)- Why
• (Z)- Zig-Zag-Zig (meaning from Knowledge to Wisdom to Understanding)
The supreme alphabet is a list of common terminology used by the 5 percenters and must be used with the supreme mathematics to be understood fully.
I'm learning
Crude men who feel themselves insulted tend to assess the degree of insult as high as possible, and talk about the offense in greatly exaggerated language, only so they can revel to their heart's content in the aroused feelings of hatred & revenge.
--Nietzsche
Instead of lashing out, this is exactly the time people need to be introspective and sensitive, and not wear their bad emotions as a badge of, in this case, dishonor!
“Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“The arguments of ignorance are irrefutable.”
“Ignorance never settles a question.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli
Nietzche had some good things to say. How about this? A rude nature is worse than a brute nature by so much more as man is better than a beast: and those that are of civil natures and genteel dispositions are as much nearer to celestial creatures as those that are rude and cruel are to devils.~Margaret Cavendish
The enlightened person has nothing to prove to himself or others, and thus may always operate from a position of sincerity, with no pretense or posturing.~I Ching
Inequal respect is sexism, whether it's for or against. All people deserve the same degree of care, love, protection and fellowship; and more: all beings deserve respect and care.
Forgive me
--Nietzsche
Instead of lashing out, this is exactly the time people need to be introspective and sensitive, and not wear their bad emotions as a badge of, in this case, dishonor!
“Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“The arguments of ignorance are irrefutable.”
“Ignorance never settles a question.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli
Nietzche had some good things to say. How about this? A rude nature is worse than a brute nature by so much more as man is better than a beast: and those that are of civil natures and genteel dispositions are as much nearer to celestial creatures as those that are rude and cruel are to devils.~Margaret Cavendish
The enlightened person has nothing to prove to himself or others, and thus may always operate from a position of sincerity, with no pretense or posturing.~I Ching
Inequal respect is sexism, whether it's for or against. All people deserve the same degree of care, love, protection and fellowship; and more: all beings deserve respect and care.
Forgive me
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Where art thou Buhler?
The other day, when I shook hands with a gentleman by the name of John Buhler, I didn't realize it was the same John Buhler that donated 4 million dollars to the University of Winnipeg. He loved the painting I did for Michaelle Jean so much, that he wanted me to paint portraits for his whole family. I only hope he was being honest, because I would really love the extra work right now. I'll put my all into it! I need to start carrying my business cards with me more often. more importantly I need money for my phone. Oh, the beautiful struggles of being an artist...
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2010/01/22/mb-buhler-centre-university-donation-winnipeg.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2010/01/22/mb-buhler-centre-university-donation-winnipeg.html
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Governor generals first visit to Graff Gallery
I found this on the citizenvoices website, which includes!!! old footage of me and my brother drypht or skip at the time kicking a few words.
http://www.citizenvoices.gg.ca/en/videos/196
http://www.citizenvoices.gg.ca/en/videos/196
Monday, August 23, 2010
Art Matters
Michelle Jean will be visitng the Graffiti Gallery this Wednesday for lunch and a couple of words as it is near the end of her 10 year term? as Canada's Governor General. Following the luncheon, the people will proceed to Winnipeg's Northend where the city will be naming a park in her honour. I was asked to do a painting and give it to her as a gift. I am very delighted to be given the opportunity. I wonder if she takes jokes well. If she's a good sport then she will still shake my hand and smile after I tell her that the painting is worth 5 thousand dollars, and that I accept visa...Actually It's not a joke. I'm going to milk her for all that she's worth. Just Joking, but not really.
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