Thanks, Doug. I wonder if the rationale for the positioning can be
ascertained without Peter Minter chiming in. I read his contribution to
the ekphrastic project first because I had witnessed an exhibition of
Imants Tillers' work and because I had always heard good things about
Minter's writing.
I really struggled to "catch" a few words from Mueck's laconic in-person
remarks.
Barry
On Thu, 31 May 2007 08:27:04 -0600, Douglas Barbour
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>Intriguing question, Barry. I wonder if he finds the point of the next
>letter by numbers, its place in the alphabet, or just a certain
>randomness? His poetry, BTW, is very good (I've got both Empty Texas
>and Blue Grass).
>
>Your catch of Mueck's phrases is nicely sharp, as usual....
>
>Doug
>On 30-May-07, at 12:18 PM, Barry Alpert wrote:
>
>> Thanks for referencing this project, Max. I'm curious whether the
>> form of
>> Peter Minter's text can be named. It resembles a mesostic, but the
>> spelling out of the title of Imants Tillers' painting one letter per
>> line
>> does not follow any positional schematics I can ascertain.
>>
>> My one attempt at Australian ekphrasis surprises me in retrospect by
>> seeming to limit itself to one sculpture by Ron Mueck:
>>
>>
>> INMELBOURNERHYMESWITHBUICK
>>
>>
>> Right--I was a model-maker.
>> Oversized babies and
>> now--he is just too hairy
>> morning I think, “Oh no I am sewing on hair again,”
>> unless it is being performed
>> expression. “It is fantastic.”
>> Can appreciate that,
>> kids, unable to imagine what?
>>
>>
>> Barry Alpert
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