Well, wasn’t that interesting. I went to the opening of the Chuck Close (NYC) show at the Loveland Museum and Gallery. The only word I could think of was “layers.” The show really is a great example of ekphrasis—poetry inspired by visual art. But it goes about it in a layered way. Eighteen artists—not only visual, Philip Glass is among them--are featured in Close’s daguerreotypes, each accompanied by a poem from Robert Holman (also from NYC). But the poem isn’t about the portrait so much as it is about the art made by the person in the portrait. Layers. See? And tonight at the opening, another layer (or two)—the poems were interpreted aloud by Hilary DePolo and SETH with his ensemble Art Compost and the Word Mechanics (all out of Denver). Photos of Close’s photos, and the artist’s work were projected as the poems were performed (it really was more than reading). Layers.
To learn more about ekphrasis and read some examples, visit http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5918
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Stop by the Loveland Museum and Gallery before by the last day of this year: the show will be up until December 31.
There is even a publication which specializes in ekphrasitc poems: http://ekphrasisjournal.com/
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