Abstract Rodeo
Keith Clementson
About This Exhibit
a visual literary art exhibit
Abstract Rodeo merges two art forms, visual art and short fiction, to create an altogether new art form that fosters a unique emotional response.As the titles of my art are combined in their intended order, short fiction emerges - and the result is anything but gimmicky for the following reasons:First of all, the role of the title has long been a squandered element of art it when in fact there is no sound argument against putting it to better use. Secondly, the sequential order of the titles permanently places each work of art within a specific visual-conceptual context of its neighbors (the works before and after), something that numbering alone does not accomplish. And finally, the impeded pace of the story itself begets an entirely new literary device, one that mines enigma, something that art has exceedingly embraced for the past 120 years or so.The right-angle designs in much of my work are non-literal representations of a residential floor plans, and are sometimes indicative of other architectural elements such as doors and windows, referencing the last line of an ancient song - Psalm 23. The number 23 also recurs in reference to the 23 chromosomes contributed by each parent to make a new human being, a double meaning that compares a house, or residence, I should say, with a body - the temporary home we occupy in this phase of our lives. Here I am advocating that science and God are inseparable, that intellectual curiosity is necessary for complete spiritual development..All future Abstract Rodeo episodes, each consisting of 23 visual art pieces along with relevant short fiction, will be exhibited on this site. (Episode 1, however, was a one-time anomaly - 3 times larger, consisting of 3 groups of 23 pieces.)EPISODE 1
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See also Episode 2, Episode 3
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