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No I have not painted. I have much appreciation for good painting and like to spend money on original paintings. Once I walked into an painters studio in Germany and was completely struck by a big painting of his. At the time I was a successful fashion model and money was not an issue. I bought the painting while he was still working on it. The painters name was Uwe Lindau. He finished the painting very abstract with some red phalluses and named it: Bespringe nie ein Herz zum Scherz. Translation: Never jump a heart jokingly.
I owned the painting for many years and when I came to America I gave it back to him for the same price. It went into a big exhibit and sold for a small fortune.
Sculpting is a three dimensional, tactile approach to art. I love form, the human body and giving form to an idea, an emotion or a virtue. This is where my talent lies and I will stay with that. In the privacy of my creations I play around with poetry. Maybe some day I will show you one. They are not poems of great virtuosity and accomplished english language. You can tell in my writing that as an immigrant I am often struggling with this language. English lends itself very well to be clear and precise. Like in my sculpting, my words are seeking to find the essence, simple and direct.
My favorite poet is David White. His poetry is incredibly beautiful and straight to the heart of the human experience. He is one of my great inspirations.
You were a fashion model? Care to share any pictures?
Maya answers here because she pushed the wrong answer button!
Yes I was. I started in Paris because this was the way I could live in that beautiful city. I stayed for a year, not very successful because modeling never interested me much. When the agency told me to go back home, that I would never be a good model, I shifted and decided to continue. I became a very hard working and good model in the mail-order catalogue business. I traveled all over the world and made allot of money. The photos where not spectacular. You know, catalogues!
skigod377 wrote:Also, do you work there at the factory?
Once in a while I come to the factory to work for the week. I fly in on Monday morning and back on Friday. I like to work with the direct input of Windstone and usually get a lot done.
You are a poet, too? Would you like to share some work? I have learned a bit about poetry here on the forum. We have lots of knowledgeable people here. And you said you were a model… does that mean you are tall? Where did you visit in Germany? We see artists selling art outside the PX, but not all their work is great.
lamortefille wrote:You were a fashion model? Care to share any pictures?
Maya answers here because she pushed the wrong answer button!
Yes I was. I started in Paris because this was the way I could live in that beautiful city. I stayed for a year, not very successful because modeling never interested me much. When the agency told me to go back home, that I would never be a good model, I shifted and decided to continue. I became a very hard working and good model in the mail-order catalogue business. I traveled all over the world and made allot of money. The photos where not spectacular. You know, catalogues!
I guess it depends on the catalogue…you know Victoria’s Secret vs. Sears, etc. Some are more glamorous than others. 😉 I bet the travel alone was worth it. 😀
Yes the opportunity to travel was wonderful. Once I had my portfolio well developed I was able to choose almost any big city in the world to live for a while. Working for the mail-order catalogues gave me the confidence and the willingness to work with a broader clientele. It also trained me to be much more flexible in my approach and to connect with the ideals of the whole populations. I lived and worked in Paris, France; Milan, Italy; Tokyo, Japan; Buenos Aires, Argentina and the of course in the many fashion centers of Germany and Zurich, Switzerland.
Being a fashion model is about learning the art of gesture and expression. Besides all the known exiting and scandalous stuff, there is of course a very high level of creativity and focus behind fashion photography. I liked it very much and worked for seven years. (Fortunatly I got most of the sex, drogues and rock and roll taken care of in the first year….)
In essence, I am still doing much of what modeling can be. I create sculptures that would like to be “worthy of imitation; a representation of something; a simplified description of a complex entity or process”.
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