tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185022012024-03-22T08:17:06.900+07:00Absolutely Meaningless Collagesa hommage to Max Ernst and the surrealistsabsolutely meaninglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201395768510064791noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502201.post-29068019330082491472008-03-31T16:48:00.001+07:002008-03-31T16:50:22.829+07:00The long and tiresome search for the meaning of life ends in success<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGjM5dIw00A_0cX7R0azskCnpkVdeRLDgs8_SKx3tdQ8O28pyFc2_tX5WYAU9Z6YDkb5ke8bOwBDCZuM08p1NffCXG9rWoxwmDfeWqaEgkQ-aFlY8ikT9OxUAlskFoycf2lRk/s1600-h/korect_shape.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGjM5dIw00A_0cX7R0azskCnpkVdeRLDgs8_SKx3tdQ8O28pyFc2_tX5WYAU9Z6YDkb5ke8bOwBDCZuM08p1NffCXG9rWoxwmDfeWqaEgkQ-aFlY8ikT9OxUAlskFoycf2lRk/s400/korect_shape.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183840621040594770" /></a><br />1998, collage on paper, 67 cm x 19 cmabsolutely meaninglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201395768510064791noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502201.post-47611805703107508522008-03-31T16:47:00.001+07:002008-03-31T16:51:15.561+07:00Unsuccessful but heroic attempt to save a woman from an insect<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rxLkGoFaOFyMUd8TMZHklqVNMC9GRzcmrgv4Gl4EMJDINct7oqPnRz8DRGA5Z113HHO81m-6yMeBXdeSMN4SnUpAkYEtAT5mUMT7lAr8kmfWhVaJLQkhzL6Z6ADi16FnKgFJ/s1600-h/insect.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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Finding an object can be accidental<br />and trigger a chain reaction of thoughts and associations.<br /><br />Combining common objects, landscapes are resulting in something new and unexpected images; seemingly logical and realistic scenes.<br /><br />The collage for me is a "snapshot", recording my glimpses <br />into an improbable or Metaphysical world.<br /><br />The titles are part of the works in attempt to express "meaning"<br />by describing the scenes or situations of the collages.<br /><br />Does everything we see has meaning or has to have meaning?<br /><br />It is up to you the viewer to find meaning in the meaningless images.absolutely meaninglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201395768510064791noreply@blogger.com1