The title and image of this post refer to an artistically diary in which I’m resuming and catalogizing my artistic and literary creations, larded with thoughts, philosophies, and observations that induced them.The chronological order in which the works were produced has been abandoned in favor of a systematic approach were the subjects are brought together … Continue reading An Emporium of Order and Chaos.
Kindle Launch of Here Comes Everybody’s Karma
Here Comes Everybody's Karma is a translation of Finnegans Wake from Joycean Gibberish into Vulgar English. It took me some time, but I've finally put in the effort to convert the print version into a Kindle book. Hereby I invite everyone who has been putting Joyce's masterpiece aside as an unreadable Moloch, to have a … Continue reading Kindle Launch of Here Comes Everybody’s Karma
Inventory Time
It's that time of the year were all society's gears slow down a little bit to re-focus on their different familial nuclei and take stock of what has been done while looking forward to what has to be done. Blogging- wise this hasn't been such a productive year for me since there have been months … Continue reading Inventory Time
Creative Urbanism, Installation, mixed techniques on wood W 400 x H240 cm x D50 cm
This installation critiques urbanism for potentially perpetuating a systemic gentrify-cation, emphasizing that the ideal of creating cultural-historical homogenic modern real estate overlooks the economic realities faced by many inhabitants of poorer neighborhoods, which often cannot sustain such developments. The European subsides for such projects are too often getting into the pockets of real estate project … Continue reading Creative Urbanism, Installation, mixed techniques on wood W 400 x H240 cm x D50 cm
About Transcribing Finnegans Wake in plain English.
The primary transcription goal of Finnegans Wake into Here Comes Everybody’s Karma (isbn 9781737783299) was to open Joyce’s Opus Magnum for a wider reading public by replacing the foreign language idiosyncrasies with an English equivalent and by streamlining Joyce’s sibylline prose.This required me to engage with the prose of Finnegans Wake that goes beyond that … Continue reading About Transcribing Finnegans Wake in plain English.
Literary Criticism and the Systems Theory
Although I'm not really thinking that someone missed my weekly ramblings about all the innuendo that occasionally flutters from my brain through my finger tops into my blog, I still want to acknowledge towards those who do that I'm still alive and rambling. I'm still one of those old fashioned guys who believe that the … Continue reading Literary Criticism and the Systems Theory
Here Comes Everybody’s Karma (8)
For centuries untold, the cornflowers have adorned the fields of Ballymun, the dusk rose has claimed the hedges of Goatstown, and the intertwining tulips have graced the sweet Rush in the mesmerizing dance of the twilight. The whitethorn and the Redhorn have enchanted the may valleys of Knockmaroon, standing resilient against the passing of numerous … Continue reading Here Comes Everybody’s Karma (8)
Here Comes Everybody’s Karma (3)
Mighty was the first to don armor and claim a name: Wassail Booslaeugh of Riesengeborg. His heraldic crest, emblazoned in green with shimmering silver embellishments, displayed a fearsome, horned he-goat in pursuit. His shield was divided horizontally, with radiant archers drawn on a deep blue background. Huzzah for the husband wielding his hoe.Ho ho ho, … Continue reading Here Comes Everybody’s Karma (3)
Here Comes Everybody’s Karma (2)
Past the original dwelling of Eve and Adam, the river extends from the curve of the shore to the bend of the bay, leads us through a conveniently traversable village of recurrence back to Howth Castle and its surrounding areas. Sir Tristram, a player of love's music, crossing the short sea, had recently returned from … Continue reading Here Comes Everybody’s Karma (2)
Here Comes Everybody’s Karma
After being absent on this forum for a couple of months, I can now resurface with a new project that has been absorbing all my time and energy. I'm planning to launch this novel during the Bloomsday Festival in Dublin on June 11th between 6 - 8 pm at The Hole In The Wall Pub, … Continue reading Here Comes Everybody’s Karma
Imperfection is a Form of Freedom. Acrylic on canvas 40.6 x 40.6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
"I’m fighting myself. I know I am. One minute I want to remember. The next minute I want to live in the land of forgetting. One minute I want to feel. The next minute I never want to feel ever again. - Benjamin Alire Saenz, Last Night I Sang to the Monster." This painting is … Continue reading Imperfection is a Form of Freedom. Acrylic on canvas 40.6 x 40.6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 13: Eris
In this post I want you to bring part 13 and last episode of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 150 sec) Eris. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 13: Eris
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 12: Charon
In this post I want you to bring part 12 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 150 sec) Charon. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 12: Charon
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 11: Pluto
In this post I want you to bring part 11 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 140 sec). Pluto. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 11: Pluto
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 10: Neptune
In this post I want you to bring part 10 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 135 sec). Neptune. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 10: Neptune
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 8: Saturn
In this post I want you to bring part 8 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 110 sec). Saturn. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 8: Saturn
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 7: Jupiter
In this post I want you to bring part 7 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 156 sec). Jupiter. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 7: Jupiter
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 5: Mars
In this post I want you to bring part 5 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 115 sec). Mars. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 5: Mars
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 4: Terra
In this post I want you to bring part 4 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 115 sec). Terra. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 4: Terra
Reading in the Dark
Reading in the Dark is a novel by Seamus Deane in 1996. The title of the novel is taken from a section in which the boy is alone and struggling to read in the dark set against the violence of Northern Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s. The boy narrator grows up haunted by a … Continue reading Reading in the Dark