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Artists are not so different, at times glossing over truth, hiding beneath a sheen -- some extra linseed goes a long way... What is this cry for realism?! Picasso sought deeper meaning via grotesque breasts~ elongated elephant snout limbs -- perhaps believing that the human tale needed elevation, himself turned off by surface vistas; his squares and points dulled by well turned chips, projected missile-scraps flying from Leonardo's festive lathe of tantalizing symmetries -- We marvel equally at Dali's vaulted extremes, teetering balance -- a bleeding martyr of old Faith; despite all his fiend distortions, imagined glorification~ dear, yet mere echoes, stills from the sable of an unrequited Christian brush -- So...is the poet so different? The Metaphysical digs, tunnels, (anthropomorphic God) chambers and catacombs to romp about -- secretly displacing what would otherwise be a straightforward pleasant lyrical walk -- We confound paint and words presenting two types of portrait of the same elusive image the greater decipher, if there is one to be had, will never be the product of personal tribulation, but the spirit behind, within, carefully feathering, dotting and dashing each of man's extended biographies -- a dance of human veils....

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Date: 2/11/2025 11:15:00 PM
Well put reflections Joe Dimino, as humans we Are limited in our reach and detail capability we Should not however allow such to define us.' And must engage with the impossible.' I beleive The way others view our output is a valuble Extra lens..Or lenses more like.' As those who we may never meet, draw and pour.' Or might Reject and go on a completely different flight Yet all because of the creative displayed.)
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Date: 2/7/2025 8:30:00 AM
You combine art and poetry magnificently. Truly a great poem.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 2/7/2025 10:23:00 AM
Hi Victor; thank you so much. Made my day! Have a great day my friend.
Date: 2/7/2025 2:47:00 AM
- I both paint and write my stories, Joe ... I will never be like Picasso or Shakespeare - Abstract art and poetry in simplicity ... "a dance of human veils".... :) - hugs
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Date: 2/7/2025 6:54:00 AM
Simplistic...hum...I have to think about that? I lean more toward compact~ like diamonds. Sheer human veils can be a lot more revealing than thick cumbersome visual and literary garments when referring to soul or depth. And in such depth...perhaps, the history of creation, past, present and future. My deeply shoveled fertilizer on the subject anyway:) Love your art and poetry! Thank you, Anne. -- "a dance of human veils" --
Date: 2/6/2025 7:25:00 PM
Well written and clever, Joe. But for me I feel about poetry the way I feel about older paintings. Modern abstract art just isnt't for me. I enjoy the realist and classic artists. However, I am able to admire the impressionists at times!
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Joe Dimino
Date: 2/6/2025 8:00:00 PM
Yes, Just a matter of personal taste I think. Mood. When it comes to poetry, the sonnet can say it all. Yet I write mostly Free Verse. There are still times when I want to see nothing but the old Realist Masters. And read and listen to nothing but Shakespeare. Art has deep spiritual connections to what we were as a humanity, what we are now, and what we will be in the future.
Date: 2/6/2025 6:39:00 PM
a dance of human veils...., Oh how I love that brilliant line, I can build n entire poem around that one special line, there is so much inside of you Joe, :)
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Joe Dimino
Date: 2/6/2025 8:07:00 PM
A dance of human veils says it all. Please do take that theme if you like, and run with it. Bring it to life in your own very special way. I look forward to your dance:) Thank you, Vie. Have a great day my friend!
Date: 2/6/2025 7:02:00 AM
Dear Joe, you have a very deep understanding of both art and poetry, and yes, i love picasso and dali both for their uniqueness and how they turn something simple into something complex and deeper and would require deeper thinking to grasp and comprehend. I bet if my poetry is to be compared with any of those artists it would be somewhere there too as i use abstract metaphors. And the reasin isnt because of boredom, but sometimes its because i also prefer hiding some meanings, and also it is a way of thinking! I thank you for having an open mind and for being understanding as i often get sarcastic criticisms. I will fave this poem! Hope you are having a wonderful week. Sending you light always
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Joe Dimino
Date: 2/6/2025 7:49:00 AM
Thank you so much, for the encouragement and support. Love your poetry! Always beautiful and daring, never fearing to go "Where no mortal has gone before" -- honest to the raw core of miraculous being. Your works often give me glimpses into the great mysteries behind creation, within creation, drawn from deep crevasses up from marvelous wells of gifted understanding~ which is treasure! Thank you for being here inspiring and sharing.
Date: 2/5/2025 9:26:00 PM
This has so much truth in these sage words. Our biographies include much more than the obvious. Thanks for your wisdom.
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Joe Dimino
Date: 2/6/2025 7:54:00 AM
Oh if my family could only see my sage once in awhile:) You know what I mean. Thank you, Hilda.
Date: 2/4/2025 8:56:00 PM
Interesting! Are these artists bored with the idea of painting a simple scenery, thing or person? Still, the painting can come alive or convey something not obvious.
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Date: 2/4/2025 9:13:00 PM
I don't know, Kim...maybe just bored like you say. Same with poets, always attempting new forms. When I started doing artwork, 60 years ago -- nothing but realism did I consider art. Now I am more fond of abstract modernism, impressionism. My poetry has to be entirely free, using many forms within one poem. I really don't have an answer. What the heart tells the artist is correct. -- I honestly don't believe that I have ever met a simple person:))
Date: 2/4/2025 12:40:00 PM
Hey Joe... Your poem seems to explore the connection between art (both visual and poetic) and the way that artists shape their representations of reality. It's a meditation on the nature of expression, abstraction, and the pursuit of meaning in different forms. A dance of human veils.... nice ending
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Joe Dimino
Date: 2/4/2025 9:21:00 PM
Thank you, Si; I believe you have covered all, summed the work up nicely. Probably, "A dance of human veils" is the best line. Have a great day my friend.

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