Art: Commonality by John Hansen
Four Palindromes,
or There and Back Around the World
I
Errata:
Barnabooth saw spill in drowsy Ar time.
Make noise, Sion.
Ekam, emit rays.
Word nil, lips.
Wash to Oban, Rabat, Arre…
Ar, the capital city of ancient Moab, a biblical man, a land and its people
Ekam is Sanskrit for “one, single, solitary”, as a noun meaning “unity”
Oban, a town in Scotland
Rabat, the capital of Morocco / a city in Iran / a town in Malta
Arre, a commune in Italy / a commune in France
II
…Ah, come, mage.
Solicit, sir, oasis in warm air.
I am raw, Nis is aoristic.
I lose game, Mocha…
Nis, a village in Iran
Mocha, a city in Ecuador
III
…Do not say a lie was Alai.
Narcissi, cranes, I raid.
I brief ink pots in Amman.
I stop knife, Irbid.
I arise, narcissi.
Cranial as awe,
I lay as to nod…
Alai, a village in Iran
Irbid, the second largest city in Jordan after Amman
IV
…Edit:
I did not sober up. Or did I?
Petite yogini dials Pilate.
I prose, I do, by subtle psalmists.
I list Simla’s pelt, busybodies’ or pieta.
Lips laid in, I go.
Yeti, tepid, I drop Ure.
Boston
did I tide?
Simla, the capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
Ure, a river in North Yorkshire, England
About the author:
I am Sasha Kostina, a palindromist from Moscow, Russia, currently living in France, and I am happy to present you my first pieces in English. Expounding the idea of symmetry, I tried to place my work in an international context so that it took the form of a tour round the world (and round the word, too).
Art: Commonality by John Hansen
In the artist’s words:
My name is John Hansen a.k.a. Wiscojaydub I am a self taught digital artist. I started doing digital art as a means of relaxation and fun. After much experimentation with the various raster art programs,I fell in love with abstract art. I have learned colors, contrasts, hues, and the balance. Along with compositions of artistic expression through experiencing real time art creation by practicing digital art. Using four digital raster art programs, such as Twisted Brush, Dogwaffle, ArtRage, and Adobe Photoshop. In the Iast nine years I have created over 7.000, different,digital images. By using the various program’s filters and tools for creating images, illusions, textures, and textiles. I have developed a style from scratch that is unique. I believe, the viewer has their own meaningful understandings, looking at my abstracts. The joy of creating art is incomparable, and I hope that this site will allow me to share my hope and joy with you, the viewer………
