Saturday, September 8, 2007

Cafe Painting

When we were first given this assignment, I will admit that I was psyched. I like art, I've always been more of an appreciator than an artist, so I knew that I would be able to have fun with the assignments; especially since we were told to be creative. So thus, I give you my thoughts and interpretation of our "Cafe Painting".


I instantly thought of a jungle, more specifically, the jungle from Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. I could see the scene where the hog was running from the boys, and started laughing. But as I looked on, gazing at this painting, I noticed so much more...The many shades of green; how it is darker in some areas, mainly the bottom right hand corner and lighter in others, the upper left hand corner. The fact that there is also a highlight over that last corner I mentioned, emphasized that there is so much more going on beneath.

Noting the above, it really dawned on me that this painting is from an outsiders view. From far above what lies beneath. I had noticed it before, right when I saw the painting, but I hadn't focused in on it until that moment. This specific painting is a symbol or metaphor, if you will, to human life. The first stages of friendship or companionship is getting to know that other person, but the outside can be very misleading, and often times is at first. From the outside, this painting is very peaceful and serene; on the inside though, terrible things are happening. There are poachers, thieves, animals killing other animals, thus leaving the left over components spread through the jungle, and so much more. It is dark and brutal underneath the outside.

Bringing back that I mentioned this is much like meeting a new person for the first time. This new friend can be, or appear to be, this amazing person through their lies and deception; while underneath it all, they're struggling, fighting their inner demons that tell them their not good enough, or too good, and quite possibly that you're deceiving them, whether or not you are. This painting represents, that what you see isn't always what you get, that there is so much more that lies beneath it all. It represents the conflicts that people in general, go through everyday, fighting their inner demons just to make it through each day.

I couldn't take my eyes off of this painting, which was because I was immensely fixated on what lies beneath it. Much like finding what lies beneath my friends or that new acquaintance, even myself at times. This painting is the embodiment of deception and misconstruction which is that of life.

And on that note, I would like to share two poems that I wrote, in which I also interpret this painting.


Curtain Call

Perform it all,
For me and them-
It's curtain call,
And I'm condemned.
I must sit
And I must stare-
Must watch your skit
And I don't care.
Don't care about your act,
It's just a plain sick joke.
Screw this friendship pact,
'Cause you always seem to choke.
All eyes on you
Have their attention.
I see your eyes,
I see your scars-
You cannot hide,
Behind those bars.
It's curtain call,
And you are late.
You performed,
Before your date.



Mistrust

I put my trust in you,
But all it was,
Was mistrust.
I put my faith in you,
But all it was,
Was mistrust.
I told you all my secrets,
But all it was,
Was mistrust.
I thought I trusted you,
I told you all I knew.
You knew just how I feel,
You know just how I deal.
I told you everything,
I never kept anything.
You knew it all,
Even the names doll.
You used it,
You abused it.
You picked me,
And you tricked me!
Now you call to brag,
And all this, is a drag.
You stole my mind,
Thoughts, ideas, jokes and names.
The friend you are is not my kind,
You are the one to blame.
I mistrusted you,
What a fool I've come to be.
Because now I see,
What you kept from me!
I put my trust in you,
But all it was,
Was mistrust.

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