Quarterly Cover Image
Summer 2012 - 'Folklife Dancers' (treated photograph)
I've long forgotten which country these dancers were from. I snapped this pic on my 2010 summer solstice walkabout.
The Standard-Bearer
“I was born on the Fourth of July,” he says. “I fought in the same war, too. They didn’t make a movie about me, though. I guess it’s not the same if you come home safe and sound.”
It’s a blistering July day before the holiday weekend, and Rayfel was just finishing folding the flag when I walked in. I was the last customer and I stood in line and watched as he transformed the flag into a perfect, crisp triangle.
I told him that I’m pleased by his respect for the flag. I told him that a week earlier, I’d seen someone lower the flag until it touched the ground then gather it up and throw it in a shopping bag.
He chuckled. “It’s not easy doing it by yourself,” he said simply.
Slacky Tacky
“So how much,” I asked.
“Three hundred,” The old man answered as he turned to help his other customers.
I went back outside. There, III and Harri were waiting, clearly amused that I’d fallen in love with such a tacky object.
“Three hundred,” I repeated. I’m an artist. I worship at the altar of all things aesthetic. I couldn’t believe I was giving so much time and effort to the purchase of a cigar store Indian. Had I lost my mind? Read the full story
Erotica 2007
I have a work in ‘Erotica 2007′, a juried show at MOCA DC/ A+M Galleries March 2 – 31. 1054 31st St. NW in Washington, DC.
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Most excellent TED talk: Denis Dutton’s Darwinian Theory of Beauty animated by Andrew Park
Heads or Tails 2006
I have a painting in ‘Heads or Tails 2006′, a show at MOCA DC/ A+M Galleries (1054 31st St. NW in Washington, DC) Nov 3 – Dec 1.
Guest DJ @ Salt
I’ll be a special guest DJ this Wed 11/01 for the last Salt at Saint-Ex. 1847 14th Street, NW. 9:30-whenever.
Stepford & Co.
“Hold the elevator,” Joel cried, even as the doors were closing. He needn’t have bothered.
“Have you noticed,” I asked as I pushed the elevator call button, “that no one in this building will hold the elevator for you?”
Joel said that he did not. Ann did. She looked at Joel and I amusedly. “Why don’t you tell Joel what else you’ve noticed?” she asked me.
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Aphrodisia II: Published Again
Aphrodisia II: Art of the Female Form (cover)
One of my paintings will appear this fall in ‘Aphrodisia II: Art of the Female Form’.
Erotica 2006 Closing Soon
My works are still at MOCA DC/ A+M for ‘Erotica 2006′ until March 31. 1054 31st St. NW in Washington, DC. See you closing night.
Erotica 2006
I plan on having a work or two in ‘Erotica 2006′, a show at MOCA DC/ A+M Galleries March 3 – 31. 1054 31st St. NW in Washington, DC.
Ivy
“ivy”
24×36″ 2005
acrylic on canvas
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The Gift
I’ve always hated shopping malls; those vast wastelands of relentless consumerism. I’ve disliked the suburbs since I began to understand the true nature of its origins. Here’s a segment of society that exists solely because of what I am. Their veiled bigotry is why they all decided to live outside the city, tooling from shopping mall to shopping mall in luxury off-road wagons.
At Christmas-time, I have to suffer both horrors. Suburban shopping malls filled with useless goods and mindless, self-important shoppers. Happy Holidays.
So, as usual, I procrastinated. As usual, I got lost on the way. I don’t know why I decided to go to Virginia; there are plenty of stores in Washington DC. I nearly did a full circuit of the beltway while trying to decide what to give my sister for Christmas. Read the full story
Vince Farquharson