I Don’t Know About Your Dreams But Mine Are Really Dreamy
The inspiration for this piece is the lyrics of two songs by American multimedia artist Laurie Anderson - ‘Mach 20’ and ‘Talk Normal’.
Mach 20 Lyrics (excerpt):
If a sperm were the size of a whale, however, it would be traveling at 15,000 miles per hour, or Mach 20. Now imagine, if you will, four hundred million blind and desperate sperm whales departing from the Pacific coast of North America swimming at 15,000 mph and arriving in Japanese coastal waters in just under 45 minutes
How would they be received?
Would they realize that they were carrying information, a message?
Would there be room for so many millions?
Would they know that they had been sent for a purpose?
Talk Normal lyrics (Excerpt):
I don't know about your dreams
But mine are sort of hackneyed.
Same thing, night after night.
Just...repetitive.
And the color is really bad -
And the themes are just infantile.
And you always get what you want -
And that's just not the way life is.
First National Bank?
I love it!
New Hat?
Forget it!
Moby Dick?
Never read it!
I came home today
And both our cars were gone.
And there were all these new pink
Flamingoes arranged in star patterns
All over the lawn.
I have chosen to represent and reinterpret these lyrics to relate to the common themes and repeated motifs in my own work. In my practice I often use saccharine/ dreamy imagery to explore deeper themes and I am drawn to Laurie’s absurdist style in which she embeds political and feminist messaging.
Medium:
Ceramic, underglaze, glaze, porcelain paint, epoxy clay, acrylic paint, nail varnish
Measurements:
39 × 36x31.5cm
This piece is completely glazed inside and out and is water tight.
Pickup for this piece is available from Taringa, Brisbane, otherwise shipping (worldwide) can be added at additional cost. Please contact me for a quote.
Contact me if you would prefer to pay in installments. In this case an initial up front 20% deposit will secure purchase and the piece will be shipped upon full completed payment.
The inspiration for this piece is the lyrics of two songs by American multimedia artist Laurie Anderson - ‘Mach 20’ and ‘Talk Normal’.
Mach 20 Lyrics (excerpt):
If a sperm were the size of a whale, however, it would be traveling at 15,000 miles per hour, or Mach 20. Now imagine, if you will, four hundred million blind and desperate sperm whales departing from the Pacific coast of North America swimming at 15,000 mph and arriving in Japanese coastal waters in just under 45 minutes
How would they be received?
Would they realize that they were carrying information, a message?
Would there be room for so many millions?
Would they know that they had been sent for a purpose?
Talk Normal lyrics (Excerpt):
I don't know about your dreams
But mine are sort of hackneyed.
Same thing, night after night.
Just...repetitive.
And the color is really bad -
And the themes are just infantile.
And you always get what you want -
And that's just not the way life is.
First National Bank?
I love it!
New Hat?
Forget it!
Moby Dick?
Never read it!
I came home today
And both our cars were gone.
And there were all these new pink
Flamingoes arranged in star patterns
All over the lawn.
I have chosen to represent and reinterpret these lyrics to relate to the common themes and repeated motifs in my own work. In my practice I often use saccharine/ dreamy imagery to explore deeper themes and I am drawn to Laurie’s absurdist style in which she embeds political and feminist messaging.
Medium:
Ceramic, underglaze, glaze, porcelain paint, epoxy clay, acrylic paint, nail varnish
Measurements:
39 × 36x31.5cm
This piece is completely glazed inside and out and is water tight.
Pickup for this piece is available from Taringa, Brisbane, otherwise shipping (worldwide) can be added at additional cost. Please contact me for a quote.
Contact me if you would prefer to pay in installments. In this case an initial up front 20% deposit will secure purchase and the piece will be shipped upon full completed payment.
The inspiration for this piece is the lyrics of two songs by American multimedia artist Laurie Anderson - ‘Mach 20’ and ‘Talk Normal’.
Mach 20 Lyrics (excerpt):
If a sperm were the size of a whale, however, it would be traveling at 15,000 miles per hour, or Mach 20. Now imagine, if you will, four hundred million blind and desperate sperm whales departing from the Pacific coast of North America swimming at 15,000 mph and arriving in Japanese coastal waters in just under 45 minutes
How would they be received?
Would they realize that they were carrying information, a message?
Would there be room for so many millions?
Would they know that they had been sent for a purpose?
Talk Normal lyrics (Excerpt):
I don't know about your dreams
But mine are sort of hackneyed.
Same thing, night after night.
Just...repetitive.
And the color is really bad -
And the themes are just infantile.
And you always get what you want -
And that's just not the way life is.
First National Bank?
I love it!
New Hat?
Forget it!
Moby Dick?
Never read it!
I came home today
And both our cars were gone.
And there were all these new pink
Flamingoes arranged in star patterns
All over the lawn.
I have chosen to represent and reinterpret these lyrics to relate to the common themes and repeated motifs in my own work. In my practice I often use saccharine/ dreamy imagery to explore deeper themes and I am drawn to Laurie’s absurdist style in which she embeds political and feminist messaging.
Medium:
Ceramic, underglaze, glaze, porcelain paint, epoxy clay, acrylic paint, nail varnish
Measurements:
39 × 36x31.5cm
This piece is completely glazed inside and out and is water tight.
Pickup for this piece is available from Taringa, Brisbane, otherwise shipping (worldwide) can be added at additional cost. Please contact me for a quote.
Contact me if you would prefer to pay in installments. In this case an initial up front 20% deposit will secure purchase and the piece will be shipped upon full completed payment.
