"Robust Woman", 22x27, $200.00 at 20% off.
























"African Woman", 24x43, $350.00 at 20% off













I realized that I do not have digital photos of the two paintings that are hung on the walls in my living room. Only in old slides made a while ago. So, I decided to take the photos of the 2 artwork and post them up in this blog. They are old artwork during my undergraduate studies at RIT during 1994-1995. One is "African Woman" and the other one is "Robust Woman". They are acrylic paint on canvas. If any are interested in purchasing the painting, let me know.

Promo Package

I created a visual art and performing art promo package in InDesign software in my computer. I used the templates that were available in InDesign and picked one. I then changed the style and so on, then added jpeg photos of my artwork and poetry performances, typed in the information about accomplishments, artwork titles, title of performance events, my contact information, and "Bones" poem. It took a lot of work and time to create this project. When I completed it, I distributed it to important networked people such as an Executive Director of Interborough Repertory Theatre (IRT) at NYC and many others.

If you're interested in getting my promo package in PDF file in full length, contact me by e-mail: wildpoet_1999@yahoo.com.

"Future" Painting with Black Light On

I took a few photos of "Future" painting in the dark with the black light turned on. The painting images glow below the light. I tried to capture the texts that are added on the mobiles and virtual reality glasses in front of an eye, but unfortunately it's hard to get them crisped clear in the dark with the camera. Here are the photos that I can capture.

The images are a hologram technology with a deaf person and hearing person communicating with each other, mobiles with texts on the screens, virtual reality glasses with texts in front of an eye, small and simple cochlear implant behind the ear, and a video-phone with a person in the screen and a person in front of the screen. In between, there is a head of a person with three hands signing, "Future". This painting conveys the message about current high technologies that enable deaf and hard of hearing people communicate with the hearing world and the possible future new technologies for the deaf and hard of hearing.

"Future" Painting with Words on VR Glasses and Mobiles

I finally found the time to type the words into a few sentences and printed them out on a clear acetate paper. I then cut them and used some strong clear glues to attach them onto a virtual reality glasses in front of an eye and the mobiles.

"Future" is a piece that displays the advancement of technologies that could enhance the deaf and hard of hearing people to become part of the world via communication capabilities, accessibility, and so on such as virtual reality glasses with words on the screen, hologram with sign language and words exchanged between a deaf person and hearing person, and etc.

There is a black light that is supposed to be attached to the very top of the whole piece, which is not there in the photo. The light makes the painting images glow in bright colors when turned on.

"Bones" is a poem about hearing loss and the beauty of that no different than the hearing capability. Translated it into ASL.

Enjoy!


“Bones”

Curved bones
In pure enamel
Deep inside
The ears,
Sea shells sing
Ocean waves
In micro-size.

Beautiful
As
They should be
Like
Organic ornaments opened
To absorb
The sounds.

Yet some are
Fractured,
The cracks
That
Cool, cut, crucify
Cacophonies’ magic.
The sounds
Are
Censured!

But beauty
Carries inside
Their ears.
Silence spreads smoothly.
Quiet as still water.
Calm as the moon.

My Performance for Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam ll

I performed my two poems in ASL titled "Honeymoon" and "Nightlife" along my original composed electronic music at Lovin' Cup for Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam ll on Feb. 6h 2010. My work turned out a success with the music and ASL poetry together, which I have been playing around for a few years since I began experimenting the idea. In the photos, you would notice my Mac laptop sitting on the tall chair on stage with the two speakers. The speakers are M-Audio system and it is connected to M-Audio device sitting below my laptop computer. This helps the speakers and my laptop communicate with each other without problems. The speakers are remarkable with sound quality and etc. The equipment costed almost $1,000.00, bought at House of Guitars downtown Rochester, NY. I use GarageBand software in my Mac computer to create the electronic music and the Mac's built-in microphone to record my voice when reciting my poems.

Here are two poems for you to read:

“Honeymoon”

A snow-white frosting
Hugs the lovers’ lips.
It turns into sugared butterflies,
Glistening under the sun.
Melt their wings,
Rested on their sweetened lips.
Rose-colored tongues taste
The honeyed flavor.

The moon turns gold at dusk,
Bathing the roses and the dews,
Ready for the night of romance.
The enraptured lovers gracefully
Walk out, rice-spilled.
Painted amber-colored by the moon,
They split for the rose-tinted paradise
Out on the outskirts of the town.

In their secret temple,
Honey drips, one by one,
Down to their flesh.
Red roses blossom
Around their ecstasy-filled minds,
High with saturated love.
Vanilla flakes flutter down to their bed,
Snow-like,
Rich enough to scintillate their tender hearts.

Stars shimmer above
And they glisten down to their eyes, starry-eyed.
The vines entwine them.
Dawn arises during their sleep.
Sweet lullabies sing in their slumbering dreams.
Sunlight warms their flesh,
Asking where the roses are.
Soon the roses open their petals
In their eyes, awakened.
A sweet taste still lingers on their lips
With a kiss, the truth of love glows between them.


"Nightlife"

Radiating rainbow halo hovered above DJ Jon Herbert's head.
Supersonic speeding electronic tunes bombarded our blood and bones in the crowd,
captivating our overnight dreams, ever lasting, ever amazed.

My inner spirit shimmered like a light that stays on through the night.
Moved my whole prudent presence, surrounded by the beauty of gay men
and free-spirited people, ever connected, ever new.

Pushed and pulled myself until all spun up through the glittery nightlife.
Friends and strangers wriggled and writhed beneath the majestic magical lights,
all bathed in brilliant rainbow hues, ever majestic, ever bright.

Wondered all always would I still dance when I become an old man?
Dreamed upon Andy Warhol whirling wildly among the dancing crowds at nightclubs,
an old man that didn't rock on the chair.
I shall sizzle and sashay with pride as long as I can in the rainbow lights,
ever blissful, ever sustained.

Dance through nightlife.
Dance through nightlife.