Coyote:
Well fox really, I have x4 fox heads to make in this mosaic. It is called Foxey Leys Copse a small copse which will be left untouched, kept as it was on the new property development, buildings will surround it, but left as part of the biodiversity plan for wildlife on the site. My mosaic highlights the species found in this copse.
But the strange thing is my fox in this case represents the Animal Kingdom in my mosaic, and is an ambassador for the natural world.
Joseph Beuys was the leader of the Animals Political Party which according to him was the largest political party and when I think of Joseph Beuys I think of the coyote he spent x3 days with in an art gallery/room together.
When I think of the Coyote I think of the esteem it was held in the eyes of Native Americans…..My fox is playing the same role. And I see foxes and Coyotes all over the place now. Even the way napkins are stuffed inside wine glasses, there will be a Coyote head..in the clouds….in your coffee grounds…tea leaves anything….there they are again.
As a result of this invasion I have been reading about Joseph Beuys Leader of the Animal Political Party and as you might expect he is completly loopy…………or is he?
or am I the loopy one for giving this tosh the time of day. Shaman he says now, social sculpture and an ‘Energy plan for the Western Man’…. Eh… art as an agent of social change. Then all this myth about the Tarter tribesmen pulling him from his wrecked plane and saving his life with fat to keep him warm and felt to protect him. Then it turns out he was actually treated in a german field hospital……Bob Dylan fabricated a life story and it seemed to elevate his profile as well.
So whats your story, who are you and from where have you come?
Me I can’t live a lie, I grew up in London suburbs in the black and white days. I even remember people still living in ‘prefabs’. My schooling was a new experiment …. comprehensive education. The best lesson of all was Maths on Friday last period of the week. Our Muslem math teacher gave up teaching on this period as kids were just rioting by then. He said you can just colour in the squares at the back of your book and make patterns. The class room was a battle field but I loved this lesson because I did make patterns and colour them in ….art and I didn’t even know it!
