poemas extirpados desde la raíz Claudia Vila Molina
Claudia Vila Molina was born in Viña del Mar, Chile. Professor of language and communication at PUCV. She is a poet and literary critic.
surrealism
The Hidden Evolution of Racial Epithets Richard Gessner
Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. They need and seek too much attention and want people to admire them. People with this disorder may lack the ability to understand or care about the feelings of others
Shuffle Poetry by Alfonso Peña
Critical commentary on the book “Shuffle poetry” (2020) by Alfonso PeñaBy Claudia Villa Reading Alfonso Peña’s “Shuffle poetry” generates many questions, which challenge us as active readers, especially those of us who move through the surrealist texts of all time. Posed in this way, it is a new challenge that is presented to the reader …
I Drink from the Paleozoic Salts Enrique de Santiago
Well, that’s where I shelter, and where I rescue the omens, there I drink from the Paleozoic salts, which today move the migratory herds,
those who come to the eyes without ears, of those attending Sunday services. By nature, I approve!!
Hallucination of the Arrival J Karl Bogartte
I discovered Photomorphosis way back in 1972 while attempting to copy an illustrated article in the Times magazine article on Yves Tanguy on an office copy machine. At night, in the dark. A clandestine maneuver. Photomorphosis is the enchanting process by which an organism changes or experiences metamorphosis under the influence of light… It is …
Silence of Forgotten Faces and Feelings by Anne Bernasconi
When I chose to fill my life with artistic creation… I was only an adolescent. I remember the moment. well, I was 14 years old and felt suddenly consumed by a desire, a need to draw… Since when I havebeen using all the artistic mediums within my reach: drawing, painting, embroidery, collage. A part of …
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Olfactory Inversion by Richard Gessner
The Left Handed Artist Richard Gessner’s short story, paintings and drawings A man’s sense of smell is reversed so fragrances smell like stenches and vice versa. His nose has dyslexia. To skip through a field of lilacs in early spring is equivalent to being tethered to a corpse during the high heat of summer. The …
Dialogue with the Invisible Muriel Gabilan
I had the desire to paint and draw very early on but I didn’t practice much because I didn’t have any confidence in myself.I was not attracted by academic drawing, I was self-taught and I did not know how to draw.It took me a long time to find my way, I had to hold on, …
Formulas in Liminal Space by René Fernando Ortega Villarroel
The self is the unconscious and conscious that allows you to enter these imaginary worlds of creation, that is why it is important Bueno el yo es el inconsciente y consiente que te permite entrar a estos mundos imaginarios de creación por eso es importante I knew when I entered the experimental artist school and …
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Six Nations, Niagara Falls Artist Jay Carrier
I’ve been making art my entire life, I actually remember my 1st studio was a closet in my bedroom, I probably was about 6 or 7 years old There are many different kinds of artists in my family from lacrosse stick makers, stone carvers, beadwork artist, leather workers and of course painters I paint my …