Thursday, April 28, 2011

Scissors

Scissors


Yesterday I visited the library and studied travel guides for various places - Belize, Guatemala, Laos, Sri Lanka, Panama. 

In Chicago I worked with a man named Muhanned, from Sri Lanka. He was a painter and recent graduate of the Art Institute. One day we were in the 8th floor storage area and discovered original art pieces by Ed Paschke and Diane Arbus. After discussing the merits of the pictures, I made a portrait of Mo.

Mo eventually returned to Sri Lanka. Before leaving he mentioned that Chicago is ugly and a visit to Sri Lanka would do me good.


Mo on the 8th Floor