Brad Robson – Featured Artist
icebox
i’m frozen in this
state of dismissal
with subterranean thoughts
weighted like anchors in
snow-covered dreams—
subconscious slideshows
dripping sweat
along the dry earth in
horizon’s twilight oculus
as it peers through
my crank show lens
during the course of
my journey across
the blanketing desert
a tarantula scurries
under a rock
overlapping its legs in
tandem with the hum of the earth’s
magnetic thrust. the human
torch is a long and lengthy
battle, one that will not
go forgotten. a decaying
horse is seen in the distance—
his spirit risen above, paying
homage to its digressive rebirth
and passage out from the veil
a conductor, in secrecy
of this zen diagram, waves
his wand and the audience
stands and applauds,
then returns to recumbencies
like bug antennas
awaiting further command.
each life and the same,
clapping and thwacking,
desperately overdoing
these stagehands as all
become assimilated to
a dramatization of
indigenous falsehoods and how,
in a situation as this,
in a time as prevalent as now,
everything windshields curbside
and spills the vents
with artificiality—the dream
of civilization
we fail (to fit the pieces to the
process)—yes, this being
the correct linguistic binary
to our reprimanding
milieu. the determining
neologistics of our
dithyrambic verse
i watch the ships
flutter to the dock
as the conductor writhes
at them like a magician,
bouncing them into their
puzzled boxes.
there is no surplus of tears
left to nutrient the roses
that swing like hammers
between prison cells.
everything is frozen,
moving… slowly,
treacherously,
like
a dreadnought
cactus in an octopus
storm
by LORIN DREXLER
Brad Robson (www.bradrobson.com.au)
Brad Robson (b. 1976) is an abstract painter and muralist based out of Sydney, Australia. He divides his time working out of his studio in Marrickville and participating in residencies and exhibitions in Europe and the United States.
Robson has exhibited his work at Woodward Gallery in NYC (with permanent inclusion), where his work is often hung beside big names in NYC street art.
Robson is known for his vivid and uplifting color palette, abstract portraiture, and the intensity of movement within each piece. As a self-taught artist, he is keen on expressionism, using his work as a portal to deep-rooted perspectives. His most recent projects include a 14 metre-high portrait in a rural district of Barcelona, illustrations in the upcoming Australian feature film, The School, and a massive commissioned mural on the exterior wall of Vintage Los Feliz Theatre in Los Angeles.
What is Gen Society?
Gen Society is an art space blog for visual art and creative writing collaborations, and other randomizations. Hosted by writer and musician Lorin Drexler, this online venue is an expressive experience for those interested in the world of the arts. It is a literary journey through the hearts and minds of contemporary artists in practice and a reflection of those that have long passed.
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