I'm exhausted after having a very long day selling my art at a show
today. I
came in to check email and saw Scott's post. I immediately called the
closest
grocery store to see if they had any newspapers left. They had a couple
so I
asked the girl on the phone to please hold one for Phyliss, and I'll be
there
in 10 minutes. I get there and ask for the paper and she (looked to be a
teenager) asks me if there is something special in it. I said yes, my
artistic idol of sorts has some of her new paintings in it that I wanted
to
see. She asked who and I told her Joni Mitchell, not expecting any
acknowledgement of course but to my surprise she says "really? I'd
like to
see that too! As I'm leaving she is picking up the other copy to
peruse.... Interesting. Maybe it's that pumped in muzak playing Edith
and the
Kingpin all the time or something...
Anyhoo, it took me a little while to find it but the article is only 2
half
pages long and doesn't mention Joni at all. It is however about one of
this
list's favorite topics, the state of pop music and the lack of quality
therein. On one side of each of the 2 pages is a skinny reproduction of
two of
Joni's paintings and the caption says:
****
" I laid {my photos} out, two of a kind, and I was just playing around
with the
images absent-mindedly when I realized that by putting them edge to edge
that a
repetitive pattern occurred. So I started this series of paintings
which I
call 'Repetism.' They represent the fact that the world on Sept. 11
turned
upside down
_Musician Joni Mitchell, explaining her images of the World Trade Center
in
flames and the comforting view from her bedroom window.
****
In the first painting the upper section of the World Trade Center Towers
is
depicted, one smoking, the other flaming. In the smoke, the somewhat
ghostly
face of a human can be discerned, as if seeing a face in the clouds. In
the
flaming section, although less clear, I see a devilish face. very
powerful.
The bottom half looks like a mirror image of the top.
The other painting is very serene, lots of flowers, a blooming tree with
a
bench under it, and at the bottom a hand holding a book with a red cross
symbol
and the work "news". This one is also divided in half with a mirror
image.
Scott Price wrote:
> I just heard from Kakki who is away from her computer this afternoon
but
> wanted to pass on word to everyone who may be interested and able to
obtain
> a copy of today's (Oct. 21) Los Angeles Times. Two of Joni's recent
> paintings depicting events of September 11 are reproduced in the
Sunday
> Times' magazine section. Accompanied by an article by Robert Hilburn
titled
> "What Are The Odds of Reviving the Passion?" are a painting by Joni
showing
> the two World Trade Center towers, and another view from out the back
> window of her home. According to Kakki, the paintings are done in
Joni's
> impressionistic style and are quite dramatic.
>
> If your local newsstand carries the Sunday L.A. Times you might want
to
> check it out, otherwise, Kakki will try to get the paintings scanned
and
> will post a link at a later date.
>
> Scott
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