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ETCHINGS

in soft outline
strokes
whorls&
      stains
cropping close
 
    piercing black
upright
&
 informal
  imaginary &surprising

 ambiguous
perhaps
 an allusion
      
 something from
 nothing
      refined
evocations
of
minimalist
  tracery
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Manassian Avatar
July 28, 2024 at 8:35 AM
It's what the viewer and the read bring to the table as well. Interesting write.
Toney Avatar
July 28, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Brian, your poem and your art so well describes your random-style ‘chance’ art happenings in the spirit of Jean Arp.
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