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(acrylic/collage on wood 10"x7")

Just in time for the Christmas season, this painting explores our inherent glutony and how it may well define our tribal identities..."as corporations commercialize cults, I wonder...is it me?" Thank the corporation for providing endless carrots to chase and the chance to "belong." See the frightening documentary "The Corporation" for further insights into these unregulated sociopathetic behemoths! Note the cowboy reference to a recent president whose lies we did indeed buy with dire consequences!

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BURIED DREAMS


Pavlov's dog always salivated and so do we in anticipation of NEW WORTHLESS PURCHASES. The carrot is ever present and we learn to chase it eternally. In the end, we NEVER learn. What was that the Buddha said about desire..."the cause of all suffering." We fail to remember how quickly our pleasure receded after a purchase...dreams that bury us, again and again and again...

Ether^ra Videos on YouTube

Many ether^ra videos are available to view on YouTube. My interest in experimental cinema, along with the my personal point of view regarding the visual arts are my inspiration. As Picasso stated..."mediocre artists borrow; great artists steal." To paraphrase another relevent quote from the band Wire..."everything seems important when you don't know the beginning or the end." Ah, the absolute power of image cropping!(and stealing)

AFTER ALL, NATURE IS BETTER THAN ART

Romanesco

On a recent trip to the Union Square Green Market, my girlfriend and I purchased this other-worldly combination of beautiful logarithmic spirals...behold Romanesco Broccoli, in all its fractal glory. Mario Merz used the related Fibonacci Number Series to generate his art...John Cage the mycologist musican looked to nature for inspiration, Jackson Pollack WAS nature, and ether^ra finds an alien beauty in these spiral forms...and they are quite delicious! (photo by Pat Giancontieri)

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Mine, Not Mine & Certainty Only

The primacy of perception creates our own truth and we use it as a tribal weapon against all interlopers. To be so sure must certainly be a blessing, but not so in art...To be certain unfortunately, allows for ANYTHING and EVERYTHING...but to question allows for EVOLUTION...the nature of painting and life itself!

ETHER^RA CD-R's

ETHER^RA CD-R'S AVAILABLE

Presently available are 2 cd-r's that explore processed guitar and electronics prior to the introduction of Folktek gear. No laptops were used in the production of this music. Listening with headphones is advised. Cover art was designed by ether^ra. Both are available for purchase via Paypal. Please contact me via my e-mail address, potterpaint2000@yahoo.com

KEGEL CD-R

The brother project to Ether^ra, Kegel "Nine Voices" explores the poles between the atmospheric and sonic abrasion. I suggest you listen via YouTube. Thanks Arthur!