Untitled (Last Piece of the Ocean)

each
ripple
is a piece
of jigsaw
shapes that
sea
and saw
to infinity
and beyond
pieced together
in a pond
swimming pool
lake
or river
warm
as blood
or cold
as a shiver
interlocking
seahorse rocking
seashell washing
beach-crashing
a wavy motion
casting away
the last piece
of the ocean

Kim M. Russell, 2016

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Untitled (Warm Water) by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, 1988 – Fair Use Principles

My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads A Skyflower Friday: Untitled

Today, Kerry is standing in for Shay with a Fireblossom Friday flavoured challenge, in which we are taking our inspiration from Cuban-born American sculptor, photographer, and conceptual artist, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, known for work in a variety of media that addresses issues of identity, desire, originality, loss, the metaphor of journey, and the private versus the public domain. Like many artists of the 1980s, Gonzalez-Torres used the postmodern strategy of appropriating ready-made motifs and objects to create his art, thereby challenging the idea of the unique art object that was so much a hallmark of Modernism. (source)

For this challenge, Kerry has asked us to visit his page on WikiArt.org and view the selection of sculptures on display there. All pieces are “Untitled” with a description in brackets. We are writing new poems, with the same method of title. The content and style of the poem is open, but we should take our cue from “issues of identity, desire, originality, loss, the metaphor of journey”
The Christmas theme is banned. (Bah, Humbug!).

24 thoughts on “Untitled (Last Piece of the Ocean)”

  9. “warm as blood or cold as a shiver interlocking seahorse rocking seashell washing beach-crashing a wavy motion casting away the last piece of the ocean” my goodness such a whirlwind of emotion here! Beautifully done, Kim ❤️

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