The Midnight Shoppers

Carousing through the ether, gliding almost effortlessly amongst the manifestos, and other such fodder. Nothing remains hidden from these midnight shoppers of insight, and assorted intellect. They ruthlessly scrutinize the material trappings of modern society, pushing it's very membrane to the point of exhaustion, or quite possibly rupture. Brokering in a currency that transcends the inflationary trend of our uncertain economic delirium, maybe even a little green rosetta. The midnight shoppers do not care of bargains had, or receipt of purchase, for it is when you slumber that they are on quantitative terms. Fueled by a bipartisan resolution to be the scourge of contemporary cerebration. May you one day break bread with them.

The image above was originaly to be the last in a series of small abstractions, (untitled, 5.5.05, gesso & goache on oak board, covered with spar varvish, 8"x6"). They have recently been revived with a new vigor, with an extension of the atomosheric quality aspect that got me going on these in the first place. This was the only untitled piece in the series, the rest being named after obscure song titles. And by the way...

My Current Rotation:

Chunga's Revenge: Frank Zappa

Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol. 1

Andrian Belew: Side 2

Genesis: Nursery Cryme

Phil Manzanera: guitarissimo