Reflection, 'Fearfull Self vs. Hopefull Self'.

In life, try avoid looking back and exclaiming: "Who's there?!"; do this by facing your fears.  Try rather, asking yourself instead: "Who am I?"

Swim with Mondrian  C.T.Rasmuss, acrylic (2007).

                           AND..

"When you have something to say, to express, any submission becomes unbearable in the long run. One must have the courage of one’s vocation and the courage to make a living from one’s vocation."
     -Pablo Picasso

So I now say: go out there and show the world what you have inside you, waiting to be discovered, and whatever you do, remember..."Don't be afraid"!

C.T.Rasmuss

w Rasmu

Spend the End w/ Son_Art_A; 2012 - 'It's Goorilla Artfare III' @ Midnight, Dec. 21st..

2012, It's Goorilla Artfare I , India ink (2012).

2012-It's Goorilla Artfare II, India ink (2012).


Are the Mayan's right, is this it, what if it were???

Well...with the end of days happening this Friday, Son_Art_A is still taking chances; Join T_Paine, Pop.Calypse, & Red Rodney as they bring in the end with a blast(of paint/spoken word that is).Pop. is performing his would-be obituary at the nearest White Castle, where we will debrief; T-Paine performs 2012-It's Goorilla Artfare III, to spoken word provided by Red Rodney, come out and be a part of this Happening, it could be the last!!!

Where-  Mayan Mexican Restaurant of Cincinnati, Parking Lot:

    click here->Map to Mayan Mexican Restaurant.<-

When-   Friday, Dec. 21st @ Midnight.

How-     In style!!! 

Why-     Cause they can. 

**White Castle location/details for debriefing will be provided at Happening..

                           Art.Or.Die.  -Pop.Calypse

Updated as of 1/23/15: 

Today we are still here and Son_Art_A is back!  Bigger and better than ever, see my comment below for further detail and for sure check out our latest footage: of Fred Tarr, previously known as Red Rodney, singing Opera outside a United Dairy Farmer - convenient store:

->click here to view Live footage of Operatic performance at a local UDF

M. C. Escher, Moorish Artists of the Alhambra & Jung's 'Collective Unconscious'.

M. C. Escher, Periodic Space Filling, Utrecht, 1958:

"...periodic drawings are not merely a nervous tic, a habit, or a hobby.  They are not subjective; they are objective.  And I cannot accept, with the best will in the world, that something so obvious and ready to hand as the giving of recognizable form, meaning, function, and purpose to figures that fill each other out, should never have come into the head of any other man but me.  For once one has crossed over the threshold of the early stages this activity takes on more worth than any other form of decorative art. 
    Long before I discovered a relationship with regular space division through the Moorish artists of the Alhambra, I had already recognized it in myself. . . later the designing of new motifs gradually came with rather less struggle than in the early days.."

                  -The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher  Bruno Ernst, Taschen (2007); pg. 45.

Above images, taken from Alhambra Palace in Spain.

Perhaps all artists encounter such a thought now and then, I know I have, and in this particular passage from Escher, I would like to particularly focus on, "...I had already recognized in myself.."

both images, by M.C. Escher.

                                                                           
This seems to be the perfect example of Carl Jung's Collective unconscious at work; a prominent Dutch artist of the 20th century, Escher's unique Periodic Space Filling method drawn from the same well perhaps.  The same well from which Moorish artists who decorated the Alhambra Palace in the 10th century, 1000 years before Escher was even conceived, and yet, without ever being introduced to these ancient motifs til after his own artistic discovery; Escher was able to produce them on his own in Northern Europe.

We can draw our own conclusions from this, but what's the best way to explain the phenomenon?  Where from, how and why does it seem that we all inherit very similar archetypes, and without ever having to see them physically? if so, where are they hidden?

I tend to agree with Jung, in that they are stored in our subconscious, and perhaps a shared subconscious(Collective unconscious), one in which we all draw from the same "well of life"..

'Ode to Vincent Van Gogh', Day 20 by C.T. Rasmuss

25 Post-it Paintings  C.T.Rasmuss, India ink (Dec. 2012).

I recently discovered that an inner circle exists in the WAR ON IDLENESS, thanks to being part of a group called, Son-Art-A within the group, CREATIVA; in which I was able to create much more that (Saturday) night, as opposed to than just being on my own as, C.T. Rasmuss.

To me it's proof that together we are far more prosperous than on our own as in isolation..granted, I create some of my most satisfying work on my own, but I also believe it's important to be part of something bigger than just yourself, as in the words of Steinbeck's Tom Joad(Grapes of Wrath):

"Well, maybe it's like Casy says. A fellow ain't got a soul of his own, just little piece of a big soul, the one big soul that belongs to everybody..."

During this great event last Saturday night I was able to finish over 50 studies compared to just the 1 finished work I normally plan on(via Live Action Painting).  And if you actually count the number of paintings 'posted' above; you'll end up with 27, but I'm only counting 25 because two of them are technically play on words, rather than actual paintings.

May the public decide for themselves on this one, for I am comfortable in my decision of adding these 25 miniature works of art to the 100; as they took over 4 hours in duration & are by the least, 'finished' studies at that.  

Art is art and I am content with the outcome, as you can quote me in my original blog on this subject, seen below:

"...and after 30 days whether I have 100 masterpieces or just 100 studies, it's the experience that's most     important to me here.."

Ode to Vincent Van Gogh '100 Paintings in 30 Days' by C.T. Rasmuss

                    ***Original blog on Nov. 22nd, Ode to Vincent Van Gogh, Day 1 of 30 by C.T. Rasmuss

Son_Art_A performs: '2012 - It's Goorilla Artfare II' Friday, Dec. 14th @ Midnight

                               2012 - It's Goorilla Artfare  C.T.Rasmuss, India ink on pillowcase (Dec. 2012).




                              Son_Art_A Sponsored Operation: 
                 
                                 2012 - It's Goorilla Artfare II, 
                 
                             this Friday, Dec. 14th @ Midnight!!!

Come join T_Paine, Pop.Calypse, Red Rodney, and

it's newest spectator, GriT as they perform; be a part of 

'Modern Artfare' with us, exercise your freedom of speech/expression on our next mission!

Jungle Jim's parking lot: 5440 Dixie Highway, Fairfield, OH 45014

click here to view location/directions.

Tonight! Son_Art_A Performs, "Art not War"

"Labels of Mass Communication"

by

Son_Art_A

Click here for directives

Walt Disney's Space Mountain, from Art to Reality; Could I do the Same??

I created the above ceramic piece out of a single slab of left over clay, about 12" in diameter; after finishing the sculpture I felt that it needed to be larger somehow.  Perhaps by way of a public work! "if I'm so lucky"...

Well, an artist by the name of Marijan Gusar posts artwork/information by famous artists on his artist page, in memory of their birthdays/artwork.  This has in return inspired me to do a search earlier today;
"Who's birthday it might be today", and the most familiar artist I could find was no other than
Walt Disney, lol..

I thought to myself "how can I relate to Walt Disney??" and it was easy..after some thought of course:

1st.   I was born in L.A., where I've re-visited a few times since leaving at the age of 2.
2nd.  I spotted a drawing for Space Mountain, and remembered it from the times I went to Disneyland; the monorail and all that stuff - no doubt that the drawing is a form of art, and on January 15th, 1975 it became a full scale reality.

Sketch for Disney's Space Mountain.

                                                                         
This in turn has led me to 'believe' that my sculpture could one day become a Gallery, to display artwork in it, a set-up sorta like the Guggenheim(as seen below).

Guggenheim Museum, New York.

I would of course dedicate it to Piet Mondrian and the De Stijl movement, which my sculpture is originally modeled after; whatever the case may be..

Happy Birthday Walt Disney!!!

(And thank you again for inspiring, "the possibility of turning our dreams into a reality")

Photograph of the 'actual' Space Mountain in Disneyland.

'White Castle Sonata III' with Son_Art_A, this Friday at Midnight.

Animee Circular   C.T.Rasmuss, India ink/Chinese watercolor (Nov. 2012).


Come out and Join T-Paine, Pop.Calypse, and Red Rodney, help support a 'Live' effort to exercise free speech/expression in this parking lot on December 7th at Midnight, runs til a quarter after; sponsored by Son_Art_A!
White Castle: Springfld Pk & Kemper Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45246

Afterwards we'll go inside for burgers/coffee, and some more fun/readings!!!

Somethin to do afterward for all those visiting; Essex Studios this weekend which ends at 11pm. on Friday; or for any one attending "Fill the Truck"/Auction at Frame USA (7-9:30pm.)

Benefiting, healingcenter-Cincinnati:

http://fillthetruck.org/winteraid.html


donated artworks below by C.T. Rasmuss; to live/silent auction:

Himalyan Sun  C.T.Rasmuss, permanent marker (2012).

White Castle Sonata II  C.T.Rasmuss, India ink (2012).

Son_Art_A is a Go at Midnight!

White Castle Sonata I  C.T Rasmuss, India ink performance (2012).


Son_Art_A- Sonata/Art:  

A small movement of assembled artists,

-PoP.calypse, November of 2012.

Click here to follow Son_Art_A

Tonight at midnight Son_Art_A launches its Facebook page, a meeting place for artists from all backgrounds; a page to post Guerrilla Style Art Performances by Son_Art_A.  Founding creators are:

T-Paine-Pop.Calypse-Red Rodney.

Everyone & anyone are encouraged to participate, share similar artistic experiences, show up to performances or just comment whenever possible; the creators of this project have met for the last 4 years at Creativa, a Creative organization based out of Cincinnati, OH., founded by Randy Bell. 

click here for Link to Creativa

Watch a performance by Pop.Calypse below:

                                                            Pop.Calypse performs at White Castle, Nov. 2012.

Son_Art_A has been formed by these 3 artists with a mission:

To inject Art into the crevices of society by way of 15 minute performances(Hit and Run style),we will venture into the places which are out of the realm of 'regular operating' Gallery spaces, dare not go!..!..!

**Link to Son_Art_A will be posted here at midnight tonight, Dec 1st-2nd.

Carpe Diem!!!