Re: Kallis on line

[Venkatram Iyer <eyeear@telus.net>]

Carmen,

Your reaction to and reading of Corvid Fest has touched me deeply. I am 
truly happy that a mere ~8 x 10' could have
generated the repercussions you describe.

Indian crows that appear in the Kalli series connote various things: 
some communities view them with disgust because of  their scavenging 
habits; others interpret their caws as announcing unexpected but 
pleasant visitors; yet another community offers up its dead to them for 
final disposal and is dismayed that their population is dwindling 
rapidly.  From what I have seen of them and their habits, I feel they 
are intelligent.
"Song of the Crow" by Layne Maheu, a highly imaginative book, affirms 
this!

I was unable to locate the Bach piece which I would very much like to 
listen to. Can you give me details of the CD so I can locate it? Thanks 
to Pam N's suggestion, I have requested the Lewis-Williams book out of 
curiosity.

Once again, many thanks for communicating your reaction to Corvid Fest. 
It has registered indelibly in my memory and will evoke precious 
sentiments in the years to come.

Rajul

On 14-Sep-06, at 7:59 AM, Carmen Lizardo wrote:

> Dear Rajul,
> Words sometimes get in our way, when we want to speak
> about art. Who knows why cave men decided to stop
> meeting their basic biological necessities to go
> inside a dark cave and paint?
> Words do get in the way, but Corvit Fest has moved me
> profoundly.
>
> The beautiful, emptiness of the room with black birds
> pecking on a pile of [debris, rice, dust??] on the
> floor. The space is so quiet, Devoid of human life, or
> maybe the humans have all turned into birds. Maybe
> this photograph is so close to me because of my
> feelings about war, death and desolation in the world.
>  I can't help relating it to personal experieces on
> the subject. Absolutely moving and wonderful.
>
> There is a  Bach piece, Suite  number one for
> Violoncello Solo interpreted by Anner Bylsma, it feels
> just like this work.  Listen to it if you have a
> chance. (it must be Bylsma interpretation though)
> It will tell you more about what I mean than anything
> that I can write.
>
> I hope this doesn’t sound to melodramatic, but if it
> does is okay,  I can excuse it by saying that  it is
> cultural thing for me … :-)
>  Thanks you so much for sharing your work.
> Carmen
>
> --- Venkatram Iyer <eyeear@telus.net> wrote:
>
> >   Christina, Katherine,
> >
> > Many thanks for taking the time to look at the
> > Kallis and other stuff.
> > I can understand your preference for gum-overs. But
> > because Kallis are
> > new in my hand, I sought feedback. Unfortunately,
> > what appears on the
> > web does not fully reflect the actual.
> >
> > Thank you once again for your supportive comments.
> >
> > Rajul
> >
> >
> > On 13-Sep-06, at 6:31 AM, Christina Z. Anderson
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Your work is beautiful (overused word, sorry),
> > Rajul--first of all, I
> > > like your artist statement, easy to understand and
> > succinct.  Second,
> > > in your work you have woven an element of
> > nostalgia in well with an
> > > element of surrealism in a nice balance between
> > sweet and odd, or soft
> > > and edgy...my faves are the ones with birds (two
> > at top of website),
> > > the Fibres of Being which is edgy like excoriated
> > flesh, and
> > > Interface. Of course, I am also biased to the ones
> > where you have used
> > > gumover for color, too.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > > CZAphotography.com
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Venkatram
> > Iyer" <eyeear@telus.net>
> > > To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 2:54 PM
> > > Subject: Kallis on line
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hello list,
> > > >
> > > > I have put some Kallis on my web page at
> > > > <http://www.theartark.com/iyer.html>
> > > >
> > > > Feedback is welcome. TIA!!
> > > >
> > > > Rajul
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