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Welcome to my portfolio.
Here's a brief improvisation to another famous movie melody combined with a small selection of my graphic art. This independent artist thanks you for visiting. Please sign the imaginary guest book and help yourself to some imaginary hors d'oeuvres. Sure, all you can eat!
And on the literary side of the corral, where do writers find inspiration? Any fans of family-friendly pop culture, Erik Satie and awesome grandmothers?
"Experience is a form of paralysis."
-- Erik Satie
My grandmothers enjoyed Satie and did me the favor of introducing me to his hauntingly fine music. Eventually I read Ornella Volta's revealing book, "Satie Seen Through His Letters" - one of the best ways to learn about Erik Satie. Very informative. I was so impressed by this unusual composer's life and times that I could not resist writing a Roald Dahl-like homage to Satie in the form of a sci-fi-steampunkish ersatz "screenplay" (cinematic literary experience, to be read but never spoken aloud) featuring Erik Satie fictionalized in the style of Willy Wonka.
Anyone ever hear of Entr'acte? Some of the inspiration came from this antique comedically surrealistic fantasy from 1924 in which Satie can be seen hopping around in slow-motion together with artist, Francis Picabia. Fascinated by the technology of his age, Satie was among the first composers to purposefully apply his talents to the art of cinema, notably in the film, Entr'acte (much recommended): https://archive.org/details/ArteReneClairwFrancisPicabiaErikSatieEntracte1924 Entr'acte originally premiered as an entr'acte for Relâche. Relâche being the humorously self-deprecatingly named ballet by the versatile artist, Francis Picabia.
Btw "relâche" is the French word used on posters to indicate that a show has been canceled, or that a theater is closed. Ha. Get it? What a title! Now that's funny, self-deprecating humor.
So if you are in the mood for an avant-garde sci-fi adventure, here's a PDF-link to that:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FBExvWfNFjGj0Um-yYmY_zW392rXtKQl/view?usp=sharing
For added clarity and pleasantries, the pages of the PDF file that refer to specific musical works function as clickable links to specific examples of said musical works by Satie and others.
It's supposed to be confusing and experimental - in the style of a Parisian avant-garde topsy-turvy funhouse ride. Thus does it intentionally attempt to yank the reader's expectations all over the place. Although it turns out to be entirely reasonable.
The nonstandard antique typeface and artistic look of the work is in honor of Satie being a talented calligrapher and graphic artist, and to make the work appear to have been cheaply micro-computer-printed onto a roll of cash-register tape with a built-in 'end of roll' visual warning that lets the reader know when the end is nigh.
"Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction.”
-- Francis Picabia
Additional piquant satire: Here's a cautionary tale based on an arcane viola joke that explains the true value of music in our increasingly tastelessly auto-tuned and brute-force-mass-marketed lowest-common-denominator-driven modern world: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R0zc_NrKCYGxrodvR85VqC4i-WliZv4H/view?usp=sharing
Learn more about the proud and venerable history of viola jokes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_jokes
Further reading: http://www.violajoke.com/
Anyway, I'm guessing that if you have found your way to this off-the-beaten-track artsy channel and have actually taken the opportunity to read all the way down to here (congratulations on having nothing better to do, I know how you feel!), then you may be wondering about where all this tediously convoluted Blarney might be going. Answer: Nowhere in particular. So thanks for stopping by.
Graphic art, originals, commissions, prints, murals, graphic design, photography and literature by Dave with an assortment of musical guests including Triple Happiness Hot Club du USA, the West Coast's premier modern interpretive swing ensemble.
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