Art: Cyril Larvor
NO LONGER IN A HURRY
She was in a hurry, as usual. Turning the corner, she bumped into something soft and unyielding, and when she glanced up, she found herself face to face with a clown who stood totally still. The only thing in motion was the cigarette smoke spiraling upwards from his left hand resting on his round belly. The slightly grotesque figure certainly did not represent her quintessential image of fun and laughter. On the contrary, this particular clown appeared to be much more of a symbol of everyday human existence.
Just as in our world everything that happens on a large scale can find a counterpart in minuscule events and circumstances – and vice versa – so this clown’s appearance seemed to project somewhat that way of thinking.
Seeing the colorful cascade of large round circles on his baggy trousers as the macrocosm and the small dots on his shirt as the microcosm of our world, she imagined the ruffled collar framing his neck as a wheel of pockets containing a multitude of small compartments filled with fates and destinies. Then, of course, there were his unusual eyes. His large right one seemed opened wide toward the future, while his left eye appeared dim and much more focused inward – as if seeking out insights, memories, the past. The little red dot resting on top of his head looked like a dull bulb that was merely waiting to be ignited – to finally catapult the immobile figure into action – hopefully to accomplish something positive, uplifting, and healthy.
Maybe extinguishing his stinking cigarette would be a first sign of his good intentions, she thought, just as she saw him wink at her.
She turned and walked on – but at a much slower pace now.
About the author:
Helga Gruendler-Schierloh. I am a bilingual writer with a degree in journalism and advanced credits in linguistics. My work (essays, short stories, articles, and poetry) has appeared in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. My debut novel, “Burying Leo,” has recently been released by Laurel Highlands Publishing.
Art: Cyril Larvor, @cyrillarvor_blackbird
In the artist’s words:
My Black Bird artist name is a wink to the crow who is an animal who is often hated by his appearance as the black cat, but who is also revered by a tremendous amount of culture and seen as one of the smarter animals capable of counting and speaking. Speaking … and I have already seen it.I have always drawn, painted and photographed. I wanted to be a cartoonist in advertising or photography, but I went to study in business and computer science.For 15 years I worked in the directions of information and computer security. 2 years ago I stopped to return in my first love the art and the human. My influences are vast; I was born in the 80s in the northern suburbs of Paris where social and cultural diversity is enormous. The 80s were a huge source of artistic inspiration. In addition to contemporary art and all other movements, there was the appearance in France of graffiti, manga, hip hop, computer science and the evolution of photography and television. All this has to influence. Since my return in the art, I exhibit in the galleries. The Lavomatik, also proposes music, the book …. ART21, a gallery in Montmartre, a district which likes and others a little everywhere.My other activity is in the human and the association. I collaborate with many associations that have been used as a means of communication and income.I collaborated with associations to help orphaned children, children in difficulty, migrants and give them the means to express themselves through Mixart art. An association for the protection of the oceans Bloom.An association against skin cancerAssociations against poverty and exclusion: Emmaus, restaurant of the heart… J organizes painting workshops with children or disabled people and also grafiti classes. My inspirations are unlimited, including painting or in pictures, and I like mixing the two. My philosophical tendencies are in sharing, cohesion and construction or reconstruction away from destruction. My tips are simple. Create with your heart and share your art positively. For my art, I use all media and types of paints, but I have a preference for acrylic and aerosol: street art tools, and for digital photography and desktop publishing. To contact me, I am in the gallery Art21, otherwise by Facebook https://www.facebook.com/The-Black-Bird-BLB-465375923644961/.My project with the origamiist Manuel Belhamissi https://www.facebook.com/Origami-custom-MBLB-concept-804841046289656/Instagram to Cyril Larvor or by mail for all personalized orders cyril.larvor@gmail.com.Long live art.