MIÉRCOLES, EL QUINCE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
LAST SATURDAY, I WENT OVER TO THE FLOOR TALK FOR THE BLUE ROOM AT TE MANAWA (THE ART GALLERY PART) IN PALMERSTON NORTH. THE SHOW'S BEEN CURATED BY PIPPA SANDERSON AND FEATURES 13 ARTISTS LOOKING AT OCCULTISH OR SPIRITUAL THEMES, HEAVILY BASED ON VICTORIAN-ERA SPIRITUALISM, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO CONAN-DOYLE STYLE PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDBOARD CUT-OUT PIXIES. THE WORK, WHICH IS ALL VERY CONSISTENT IN IT'S GROUPING, SEEMED TO BE A CONCERTED MOVE AWAY FROM THAT POST-COLONIAL AESTHETIC TO A SLACKER-CUM SKEPTICAL ART-VIEW OF THE VAGARIES OF THE ESOTERIC.
MY FAVOURITE GROUP OF WORK WAS BY 'EOS', WHICH REMINDED ME OF ASPECTS OF KENNETH ANGER'S LUCIFER RISING AND THE SYMBOLISM IN ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY'S HOLY MOUNTAIN, A FANTASTIC FILM WHICH INCIDENTALLY, WAS BANK-ROLLED BY ROLLING STONES AND BEATLES MANAGER, ALLEN KLEIN, WHO PASSED AWAY A FORTNIGHT AGO.

BELOW: e. l. august and l. a. clifton, channeling eos, 2008.

MARTES, EL CARTORCE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
PAUL MASEYK HAS A SHOW ON AT EVAN HUGHES GALLERY IN SYDNEY AT THE MOMENT. CHECK OUT HIS CERAMICS, GREAT WORK. THE IMAGE BELOW, WHICH IS FEATURED ON THE WEBSITE'S HOMEPAGE IS OF PAUL'S COROMANDEL STUDIO WHERE HE'S BEEN LIVING SINCE ARRIVING BACK FROM THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION RESIDENCY IN HELENA, MONTANA. ON THE WALL (IN THE PHOTO) IS A PAINTING OF MINE FROM 1999 OF AN H.M.V. DOG WITH GORDON WALTERS HEAD, PLUS A MIRRORED PHOTO OF ME HOLDING THE PAINTING IN QUESTION TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAINTING. IT'S INTERESTING LOOKING AT ARTIST STUDIO WALLS AND SEEING WHAT CONSCIOUSLY AND SUB-CONSCIOUSLY INFLUENCES THEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL SYMBOLS IN THIS PHOTO THAT I'VE SEEN APPEAR IN PAUL'S WORK OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

LUNES, EL TRECE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S A PHOTO OF THE PIECE I MADE THAT'S MADE IT THROUGH THE FIRST FIRING. IN THE BACKGROUND IS MARK RAYNER GLAZING PAUL'S FARAH FAWCETT MEMORIAL CERAMIC.

DOMINGO, EL DOCE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
STARTED SOME DELFT PLATES ON FRIDAY FOR 'GROUP HUG'. THE GLAZING SESSION ON THURS NIGHT AT PAUL'S WENT WELL AND I RECEIVED A CALL YESTERDAY TO SAY THAT THE FIRST FIRING OF THE PIECES CAME THROUGH ENTACT. I'M DOING FOUR PLATES, ALL BASED ON MY RECENT RETABLOS. THE LAST PLATE IS A VERSION OF MY DARWIN RETABLO. I'VE BEEN PAINTING THE PLATES AT HOME, GOOD TO HAVE A SMALL BREAK FROM THE STUDIO.

VIERNES, EL DIEZ DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
PROMO FOR 'GROUP HUG' FEATURING PAUL AND MARK RAYNER, MIKE MARSH AND MYSELF AT THE RAYNER BROS GALLERY, WHANGANUI.

JUEVES, EL NUEVE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
MY BLOG'S BEEN LACKING COLOUR, I FEEL, SO HERE'S A FULL SCALE SCAN OF MY 1981 RETABLO. IF YOU CLICK ON THE IMAGE, YOU'LL GET THE FULL SCALE VIEW.
THIS RETABLO IS ABOUT MY PRIMARY SCHOOL TRAINING - MY TE MATA SCHOOL UNIFORM AND BLUE SATCHEL AT THE TOP, ALONG WITH MY VERSION OF WHAT I CAN REMEMBER FROM THE SCHOOL LOGO AND THE LOUD-SPEAKER (INSTALLED IN EVERY CLASSROOM) THAT BROADCASTED NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS BY PRINCIPAL, CYRIL HALL AND LATER, RICK RENDLE. ANYONE ELSE REMEMBER P.A.T. TESTS?

MIÉRCOLES, EL OCHO DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
STITCHED PANORAMA OF THE RETABLOS IN MY SHOW.
TODAY, I'M BACK AT THE RAYNER BROS GALLERY TO FINISH THE LAST CERAMIC PIECE FOR OUR UPCOMING SHOW, 'GROUP HUG'. WE'RE ALSO DOING A GLAZING NIGHT ON THURS NIGHT... PAUL'S RUSHED AHEAD AND JUST ABOUT COMPLETED ALL HIS CERAMICS FOR THE SHOW. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT HE'S MADE FOR ME. APPARENTLY SOMETHING TO DO WITH ANGELINA JOLIE, AS WE SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY.

MARTES, EL SIETE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
YESTERDAY, I STARTED MY PHILIP GUSTON RETABLO AS MENTIONED HERE. I'M DOING A MORE DIRECT HOMAGE THIS TIME IN REGARDS TO THE IMAGERY, NOT ADAPTING HIS IMAGES BUT USING A PORTRAIT OF HIM, SURROUNDED BY HIS INFLUENCES (I'LL PROBABLY USE GEORGIO DE CHIRICO, LORSER FEITELSON AND PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA) AND A BIT OF TEXT REFERRING TO THE HOMAGE AND THE DATES. THE PHOTO BELOW WAS SCANNED FROM ONE OF MY CATALOGUES, OBVIOUSLY A VERY LATE PHOTO AS HE'S STANDING IN FRONT OF HIS GEMINI GEL LITHOGRAPHS WHICH HE PRODUCED IN THE LAST YEAR OF HIS LIFE

LUNES, EL SEIS DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
STUDIO SHOT TAKEN THIS AFTERNOON, BACK IN THE STUDIO

DOMINGO, EL CINCO DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A PHOTO OF ME AT MAKARORI BEACH, GISBORNE BY JK RUSS

SABATO, EL CUATRO DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
PHOTOS OF THE INSTALLATION OF MY SHOW. WE MANAGED TO HANG THE BIG WORK 'THIRTY-THREE' IN ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF AN HOUR, THEN THE RETABLOS IN ABOUT THIRTY MINS.

TOP TO BOTTOM: START OF THE HANG WITH MATT NACHE; GENE PAUL COMING UP THE REAR WITH THE ERASER; LAST ONE, SANS WHITE GLOVES AND USING BOX-CUTTER AS MEASURING DEVICE - CALIDAD, PERO NO 'TE PAPA' EN ESTILO.

JUEVES, EL DOS DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S THE FIRST OF A FEW INSTALLATION SHOTS OF MY NEW EXHIBITION, 'THIRTY-THREE' AT PAULNACHE IN GISBORNE. IN THE FOREGROUND IS MARK BRAUNIAS TOUCHING UP A PAINTING.
OPENING'S TOMORROW NIGHT- HOPE TO SOME OF YOU THERE.

MARTES, EL TREINTA DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HEADING OUT OF TOWN TODAY. I'LL PUT UP A LINK TO THE NEW WORK IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
HASTA PRONTO.

LUNES, EL VEINTINUEVE, DOS MIL NUEVE
BELOW IS THE OFFICIAL INVITATION FROM PAULNACHE. AS PER THE INVITATION, I'M SHOWING WITH AUCKLAND / KAWHIA ARTIST, MARK BRAUNIAS.
THE RETABLO FEATURED ON THE INVITATION CAN BE SEEN HERE.

DOMINGO, EL VEINTIOCHO DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
YOU ARE INVITED TO MY EXHIBITION, THIRTY-THREE AT PAULNACHE IN GISBORNE.
THE EXHIBITION IS COMPRISED OF THIRTY-THREE NEW RETABLO-STYLE PAINTINGS ON TIN WHICH CATALOGUE EACH YEAR OF MY LIFE SO FAR.
THE CENTRE-PIECE IS A LARGE PAINTING INSTALLATION, TITLED THIRTY-THREE, TWO DOUBLE-SIDED HANGING CANVASES, A FLOOR PAINTING AND ASSORTED OBJECTS.
ALL THE RETABLOS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON MY WEBSITE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SABATO, EL VEINTISIETE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE CRATE I'VE MADE. GOOD TO KNOW I CAN ACTUALLY MAKE PRACTICAL STUFF AND FOR VERY LITTLE CASH. 3X PLY PANELS, CUT TO SIZE=$27, POLYSTYRENE BLOCKS=FREE OUT OF LOCAL SKIP-BIN. VELCRO STRIPS=$7.90, MASKING TAPE=$10. GUN STAPLES AND GLUE=#24. A DAY AND A HALF TO MAKE (CUTTING, MEASURING, GLUING)=DUNNO. PRETTY CHEAP ALL UP. NEXT TIME, I'LL USE HEAVY CARDBOARD AS THE PLY IS A BIT WEIGHTY WHEN ALL THE ART IS STACKED IN THE CRATE.

JUEVES, EL VEINTICINCO DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
AROUND THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE WERE HOUSESITTING FOR FRIENDS IN LAS VEGAS WHILE THEY WHERE TRAVELLING AROUND EUROPE. WE LOOKED AFTER THEIR TWO FRENCH BULLDOGS, MARCO AND LITTLE LUNA. IT WAS GOOD TIMES CRUISING AROUND IN THE CAR WITH THEM, TAKING THEM TO THE PARK FOR UNDERSIZED DOGS AND WATCHING LUNA NUT OFF AT BIRDS ON THE POWERLINES. MARCO HAD A PENCHANT FOR BARKING AT MARIACHI MUSIC. THE VID BELOW IS DOG TREAT TIME.

MIÉRCOLES, EL VEINTICUATRO DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
I'M GUTTED WE DIDN'T GET TO SEVILLE LAST YEAR AS I'D REALLY LIKE TO HAVE SEEN THE BAROQUE ANDALUSIAN ARTIST JUAN DE VALDES LEAL PAINTINGS IN THE HOSPITAL DE CARIDAD. HERE'S SOME MORE OF HIS WORK HERE. I COULDN'T FIND A PHOTO OF THE CEILING FRESCO THAT WAS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, BUT ITS WORTH CHECKING OUT - KIND OF DALE CHIHULY-ISH . BELOW IS END OF THE GLORY OF THE WORLD (LEFT) AND IN THE TWINKLING OF THE EYE, BOTH 1672, OIL ON CANVAS, 2200mm x 2160mm. UNDER THAT IS A PIC WITH FRAME INTACT, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY INSIST ON REMOVING THE FRAMES.

LUNES, EL VEINTIDOS DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
TODAY IS CRATE-MAKING DAY, A WELCOME BREAK FROM PAINTING, WELL, FOR A DAY, ANYWAY.

DOMINGO DE INFLUENCIAS, EL VEINTIUNO DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
NEXT SATURDAY (THE 27TH) IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF PHILIP GUSTON'S BIRTH. HE WAS BORN IN 1913 AND DIED ON THE 7TH OF JUNE 1980. EVERY YEAR SINCE 1998, I'VE MADE A WORK THAT COMMEMORATES HIM AS AN ARTIST. BELOW IS ONE FROM 1999 THAT WAS EXHIBITED AT JANNE LAND GALLERY, WELLINGTON IN 2000 (I THINK?). I'LL TRY AND FIND THE SLIDES OF THE PREVIOUS ONES I'VE DONE.
I THINK I WILL DO A RETABLO THIS YEAR.
GUSTON'S WORK HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO ME SINCE 6TH FROM AT HIGH SCHOOL, WHEN I STARTED READING ABOUT ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM IN ALL ITS FORMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IT WAS GUSTON'S PAINTING (ALONG WITH SCOTTISH ARTIST ALAN DAVIE) THAT MADE THE BIGGEST IMPRESSION ON ME.
IN EARLY 2003, JO AND I TRAVELLED AUSTRALIA TO LOOK AT ART IN SYDNEY, CANBERRA AND MELBOURNE. I SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO GO TO THE NGA IN CANBERRA AS THEY HAVE TWO GREAT EXAMPLES OF GUSTON'S LATE PAINTING, UNFORTUNATELY THEY WEREN'T ON DISPLAY AS THEY WERE PART OF THE LARGE TRAVELLING RETROSPECTIVE SET UP BY THE FORT WORTH MUSEUM IN TEXAS.
ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I RECEIVED THE ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE SCHOLARSHIP THAT ALLOWED ME TO TRAVEL TO THE UK TO PAINT FOR A MONTH IN SCOTLAND. I MANAGED TO CONVINCE THE ROSL ORGANISERS TO LET ME TRANSIT THROUGH THE USA BOTH WAYS, AND THEN TO HAVE JUST OVER A FORTNIGHT LAYOVER IN LA AND NEW YORK. I MANAGED TO GET UP TO SFMOMA TO SEE THE GUSTON RETROSPECTIVE, ALONG WITH LOSING MY LUGGAGE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND LAX.
IT WAS WORTH IT.
LAST YEAR AT THE MORGAN LIBRARY IN NYC, I GOT TO SEE THE GUSTON DRAWING RETROSPECTIVE WHICH WAS A GREAT REFRESHER.
BELOW IS CELEBRATION, 1961, WHICH I THINK WAS A KNOCK-OUT DRAWING IN THE SHOW- STILL PART OF HIS AB-EXP PERIOD, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE HOODS PUSHING THEIR WAY BACK INTO THE COMPOSITION.

SABATO, EL VEINTE DE JUNIO, REDUX
MY SITE IS BACK UP AND RUNNING...FALSE ALARM, SORRY. SO I THOUGHT I'D RE-DO THE POST AS THE PRIOR ONE IS NOW DEFUNCT.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS MOVIE YESTERDAY AND I PRESUMED IT CAME AFTER THEY LIVE AND THAT THEY WERE BOTH JOHN CARPENTER MOVIES. WRONG ON BOTH COUNTS..."HELL" WAS DIRECTED BY DONALD G. JACKSON AND CAME OUT IN 1987, WHEREAS THEY LIVE WAS MADE A YEAR LATER. THE COMMON THREAD BEING ROWDY RODDY PIPER PLAYING THE LEAD IN BOTH AND THAT THEY BOTH HAVE WEIRD-ASS C-GRADE CREATURES RUNNING AROUND.
HERE'S A NEW RETABLO ABOUT 1987. A GREAT YEAR- GUNS N' ROSES RELEASED APPETITE FOR DISTRUCTION, (I'M READING THE AXL ROSE BIO BY MICK WALL AT THE MOMENT), THE UNA-BOMBER STRUCK AND QUITE A LIST OF INFLUENTIAL FOLK 'CRUISED'. (CHECK OUT THE LIST ON THE RETABLO)

SABATO, EL VEINTE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
SORRY, MY WEBSITE IS DOWN AT PRESENT. I'M HOPING IT'S JUST AN UPDATE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH MY HOSTING SERVER. IF THE SITE IS CONTINUALLY DOWN FOR 48 HOURS, I MAY HAVE TO LOOK INTO CHANGING SERVERS. BLURGH.

VIERNES, EL DIECINUEVE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
GUATEMALAN HOUSE-OFFERING CRUCIFIX, RECENTLY SHOWN IN THE VOTIVE IMAGE AT MARK HUTCHINS GALLERY.
I BOUGHT THIS CRUCIFIX IN NEW ORLEANS AT REV. ZOMBIE'S VOODOO SHOP IN THE FRENCH QUARTER. IT'S GENERALLY TOURIST-QUALITY GIFTS IN THE FRONT, BUT OUT THE BACK ARE SOME GREAT NIK-NAKS HANGING FROM THE RAFTERS AND IN BOXES

JUEVES, EL DIECIOCHO DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
NAZARENO, FLAGELLANTI, PENITENTS, PART OF SEMANA SANTA (THE HOLY WEEK OF EASTER).
WE'RE A BIT LATE AS IT TAKES PART OVER EASTER WEEKEND, 28TH OF MARCH - 8TH APRIL.
FOR R.

MIÉRCOLES, EL DIECISIETE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
TIRED... BLOODSHOT EYES, WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT, PHILIP GUSTON ALWAYS DOES A GREAT STUDIO PAINTING THAT YOU CAN RELATE TO...

THE REST IS FOR YOU
1973
OIL ON CANVAS
174cm x 178.5cm
(COURTESY OF MCKEE GALLERY, NEW YORK)

MARTES, EL DIECESEIS DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
SATURDAY NIGHT, JUST BEEN, WAS A PAULNACHE PROJECT IN WELLINGTON, HELD AT ROB MCLEOD'S PLACE. EXHIBITED WERE A GROUP OF WORKS BY REPRESENTED ARTISTS VAL BOS, JAMES ORMSBY, JOHN WALSH, SANJAY THEODORE, PETER ADSETT, JOHNNY TURNER, HELM RUIFROK, BRIAN CAMPBELL, MYSELF, WILLIAM S. PETERS, ROB MCLEOD AND ROBERT JAHNKE. (AND DANNI IN THE BOTTOM PHOTO!)

LUNES, EL QUINCE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
THESE ARE PRE-EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT CRAWLSPACE, WHERE I AM AT PRESENT IN A GROUP SHOW WITH SANJAY THEODORE, MATT MORIARTY AND NATHAN GOLDSWORTHY. THE INAUGURAL OPENING WAS LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. MUCH OF THIS WORK WAS SHOWN IN MY WANGANUI EXHIBITION, THE MUSEUM OF INHERENT VICE, AT THE SARJEANT GALLERY IN 2007.

DOMINGO DE INFLUENCIAS, EL CATORCE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HAVE JUST GOT BACK FROM WELLINGTON AND THREE EXHIBITION OPENINGS...TOTALLY EXHAUSTED. HERE'S A PHOTO OF A PAINTING I'VE COPIED A COUPLE OF TIMES - ONCE FOR A PAINTING CALLED CONTEMPORARY SKULLDUGGERY AND NOW FOR A BIG DOUBLE-SIDED PAINTING THAT IS PART OF A LARGE INSTALLATION FOR AN UPCOMING SHOW. THE PAINTING'S BY ANDRES LOPEZ AND DEPICTS SAINT TERESA OF AVILA, 1786. THIS PAINTING IS PART OF A SERIES OF SAINTS. THIS ONE INTERESTS ME BECAUSE OF THE DIAGONAL CROPPING, THE STRETCHER MUST HAVE BEEN CUSTOM-MADE TO FIT INTO A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE CHURCH ALTAR

SABATO, EL TRECE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT I GAVE A TALK , ALONG WITH TONY LANE, ABOUT MY WORK, SPANISH COLONIAL PAINTING AND THE GROUP OF EX-VOTOS AND RETABLOS THAT I'VE BEEN COLLECTING. ALONG WITH THE TALK, FLAMENCO GUITARIST CHRIS HILL (WE WERE AT SCHOOL TOGETHER AT HNHS) PLAYED TWO FANTASTIC SESSIONS AT MARK HUTCHINS GALLERY.
(PHOTOS BY J.K.)

MIÉRCOLES, EL DIEZ DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE

HEADING DOWN TO WELLINGTON TODAY, CATCH YOU SOON

MARTES, EL NUEVE DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S THE PAINTING I MENTIONED LAST WEDNESDAY:

LUDDITE TRADITIONALIST
2006
OIL ON CANVAS
760mm x 535mm

LUNES, EL OCHO DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE.
IDLE HANDS?
THAT DOG DON'T HUNT, MONSIGNOR...

F.HILDENBERG, THE DEVIL'S KITCHEN, ENGRAVING, 190mm x 230mm

DOMINGO DE INFLUENCIAS, EL SEIS DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S A PAINTING OF SALVATOR MUNDI BY SIMON LOBATO (TOP LEFT) AND MY VERSIONS OF THE SALVATOR FIGURE, BUT IN VARIOUS GUISES (FROM MIDDLE, TOP; CLOCKWISE) SALVATOR NUEVA ZELANDA (WORK IN PROGRESS, 2009), THE FRONT PANELS FROM RECTANGULO DE TIEMPOS DEL FINAL, 2009; THE LAW AND OTHER INEXPLICABLE FALLACIES, OIL ON LINEN, 2007 AND WORLD TRAVELLERS, OIL ON TIN, 2008. I'M THINKING ABOUT AN INCOMUNICADO PAINTING - ABOUT BEING A NEW ZEALANDER, LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND.

SABATO, EL SEIS DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
ESTOY MUY MAL...CASI FATAL

JUEVES, FELIZ CUMPLEANOS A MI. TRIENTA Y TRES HOY.
NIKOLAI KOKX AND JANET BAYLY HAVE AN EXHIBITION OPENING TOMORROW NIGHT AT MCNAMARA GALLERY, WHANGANUI. IT'S CALLED DWELLING AND I'M GUESSING IT'S DWELLING ON THE DWELLING AND THE DOMESTIC, BUT JURY'S OUT ON THAT AS I HAVEN'T SEEN THE WORK YET. IT'S ON FROM THE 5 TO THE 26TH OF JUNE.

LEFT: NIKOLAI, RIGHT: JANET

MIÉRCOLES, EL TRES DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
LAST ONE, DARWIN AND MONKEY, RELATES TO AN OLDER PAINTING OF MINE FROM 2006, LUDDITE TRADITIONALIST.

MARTES, EL DOS DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
THIS IS A SCIENCE PROJECT BOX THING THAT I PAINTED LAST WEEK FOR A SHOW AT UCOL. IN THE BOX IS A POO WITH A LIT CANDLE.

LUNES, EL UNO DE JUNIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
BAD NEWS ON THE DEVIL FRONT. HIS ANKLES GAVE OUT UNDER THE MASSIVE WEIGHT AND PRESSURE OF HIS BEER-GUT ON SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME OF IT IS SALVAGEABLE BUT I'LL NEED TO STREAMLINE THE DEVIL SO THE WEIGHT IS ON HIS WINGS AND TAIL.

DOMINGO DE INFLUENCIAS, EL TREINTA Y UNO DE MAYO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S AN IMAGE OF AN EX-VOTO (TOP) BY THE ALMOND-EYE PAINTER SENT TO ME BY JAMES CASWELL. THE EX-VOTO'S BEEN PAINTED OVER AN EXISTING RETABLO OF LA SAGRADA FAMILIA (BELOW- I'VE PHOTOSHOPPED A RETABLO DEPICTING THIS IMAGE OVER THE TOP OF THE EX-VOTO IN BLACK AND WHITE). I'M INTERESTED IN THE REUSING OR RECYCLING OF DEVOTIONAL PAINTINGS AS IT ILLUSTRATES THAT THESE IMAGES WERE ABUNDANT IN MEXICO AT THE TIME, YET IT CONTRADICTS THE POTENT NATURE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER. ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS RECYCLING IS IN GLORIA FRASER GIFFORDS' BOOK MEXICAN FOLK RETABLOS. IT DEPICTS A RETABLO OF VERONICA'S VEIL THAT'S BEEN CUT UP TO MAKE TEMPLATES FOR THE SOLES OF LEATHER SANDALS. I'LL HUNT IT OUT FOR NEXT WEEK'S POST.