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Louis Carreon // cornucopia

by Lorin Drexler · Apr 29, 2020

Louis Carreon – Featured Artist

cornucopia

the eye of god looks into
me and at that moment
i see what appears
to be an egg
 
a bird in fleeting
glory trapped inside an
empty soda can
worn like a dress
hovers above
this giant spheroid
wondering if its mammoth
child could survive in
a phase of this setting
 
a fish 
that resembles
cutouts of the moon
with shapes
of geometry in colors
from childhood simplicity
swims closely
beneath the presumable birthing pod
wondering much the same
 
the bird and the fish
fight over the eye
the child waits for its destiny
to be what it has chosen
from its abstract preliminary state
 
a starlit couple 
holds the egg before me like
a petroglyphic vacuum
each wear
a hat as a symbol 
with patterns of
sacred star shit
theyre dogmatic in their convictions that
they are messengers of god or
spiritual guides sent to lead
others through the void but who
could really know
i mean
aren’t we all messengers
by some deductive omniscient
 
theyre high on themselves
so much to be certain
of thoughts so masterly 
in hustling formations
meandering through the desert
between wraths of god
they are held notably and vacantly
in the foreground 
as his soldiers
marching along the 
enflamed cityscapes
unencumbered by the glowing lights
of decadence
 
a fly crawls wondrously
on a piece of shit behind them
 
one would hope so
much from these saints
as i do 
but
there is one hand overrunning
the other
in this necropolis of shared knowledge
and the sun bleeds
into the sky
like man and wife
playing masquerader instead
of lover
 
they seem to be related
incidentally
 
the primordial order
of affairs
has been rewritten
in gibberish sanskrit
on their cloth
underneath theyre naked
just like the bird
and the fish
or even the sun for
that matter
 
its not a black
hole though they argue
in sequence about 
the relevancy of it
being white and shaped
like a basket
and not a strainer
“its some kind of an egg”
this hes sure about
and it was my premonition
too but
she argues it being some sort
of ancient flower or
universal contraption
 
his eyes are burning
and bulging from his brain
their spirits are trying to
escape
they wont let them
for they know their survival is 
dependent on two
things:
 
      i.  i am not the only being in the universe
     ii.  everything is made up of the same decaying matter
 
i have studied
the stars
and in this moment
in time
with the praise of
disremembered doorways
i am handed a vortex
to transcribe my
purpose here
 
chanting into dust
we are

by LORIN DREXLER


Louis Carreon

www.instagram.com/louiscarreon.com

A California-born contemporary artist changing the way art is perceived. 

Through passion, honesty, and a willingness to share his work, Louis is one of today’s most influential and innovative contemporary artists. After being incarcerated in federal prison for drug-related crimes, Louis found peace while illustrating his artistic road map by cleansing his soul and mind. That experience led to him overcoming addiction and immersing himself in art.

With a colorful past to draw on, his work is not merely modern art or street art, but modernism told in a voice that drips onto the canvas … or the wall … or a jet.  Having been commissioned by some of the most recognized venues throughout the United States, including the SoHo House, and Viper Room, to painting the Stanley Cup for the Championship team, the Chicago Blackhawks, to raise money for Autism Speaks, his creations are immediately recognizable. Every brush stroke or spray of the can have a story to tell. Louis’ work depicts poetry seldom seen with an emphasis on creating pieces with meaning.

Recently commissioned to paint a private 12-seater jet in collaboration with Landmark Aviation for the famed Art Basel, Louis continually reinforces the essential power of art. His studio in Los Angeles, The Drip Factory, is the quintessential landscape for Louis’ creations. Whether on a concrete wall somewhere in Los Angeles or the interior of a boutique hotel, Louis Carreon is an Artist that will continue to inspire.


What is Gen Society?

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