Ars Poetica Visualis
VISUAL WORK as or within 'the idea(l)'
Ars Poetica Visualis
I've been experimenting with different techniques that surpass, diverge or merge with the classic category of linear writing, resulting in a vast scenery of collage, digital collage, digital works, altered photography, concrete/typographic experiments, drawings, paintings and objects (lately some glitch-art, too). In this universe of creations, works were either created to exist on and within themselves - often in clusters -, or have seen the light during the creation of my poetry collections, but at times, as well, with the purpose of mail-art.
VISUAL WORK as or within 'the idea(l)'
SIDE NOTE An artist never should give in either to the idea of categorizations, nor ever should limit the use of the techniques at her/his disposal. The execution of the idea needs to take place - this is of major importance -, in order to make the idea evolve into its most perfect form. Even so, and it is an often disregarded fact, an artist shall spend years to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills within this instrumentarium, to materialize a plethora of things, within the fields in question. I've been busy with visual poetry using the aforementioned techniques for quite some time now, although I know and sense, still, how much time it takes for the idea to get into its ideal form. By this very reason, I'll be the last one to pretend that my ideas have reached their ultimate realization what concerns 'their ideal forms with the perfect use of techniques', which most probably, hopefully will lead to the former.
Creations' chaos, chaotic creatures
When I use the word 'clusters', I mean structurally more or less organized sequences of singular images (for example: image files, hand-made collages or photographs), which - by the moment of their creation -, belong together. Since I consider art and creation an organic 'whole', these monads originally meant to co-exist, can be functionally used and reused, so that each cluster can form a permeable and malleable system. Some of the images here on this website, for example, are used in function of 'a background', though originally are a crucial part of a book, or what I called 'a cluster'.
Regarding the fact that this universe organically constructs and deconstructs itself, I don't consider any rigid thematic organization between all these elements, except the most tangible one: that of the technique applied. But even this categorization isn't always clear: sometimes I combine pieces of both analogue and digital works, even mail art, along or incorporated into the text, if it serves my purpose. Guidelines, as such, are not many: I'm neither led nor mislead by the text, there is 'no hegemony', 'no hierarchy', as such, instead: there is (dis)placement.
So that these images in their perfect placing, or perfectly chaotic anarchy can permeate the membranes of my writings. My writings permeate the physical membranes of the images, on their turn and on their own terms, thus: osmosis happens, in order to reach an organically desired, but synthetic whole, artificially proven, as produced. Computations don't fail us. This means that whatever corruption of the system will lead to another life-form, implemented into its new 'thriving ground'. I don't put priorities between the techniques I use: writing for me is as important as the visual works I make, use or abuse.
For further reading: insights: https://asemicfront2.blogspot.com/2021/03/af2-commentary-adriana-kobor-on-collage.html