Sorrow of the Flag_044
Item
- Title
- Sorrow of the Flag_044
- Alternative Title
- Sorrow of the Flag
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- The image features a photograph of a person's face with the text "Leave My BODY alone!" prominently displayed. The photograph is overlaid on a dark background. To the right, there is a handwritten note with various colors of ink, including red and blue. The note includes phrases such as "HAPPY," "Feelings of betrayal rights left," and "Yes, what think?" The date "Jan. 24, 2017" is also visible, along with the phrase "Phoebe's Birthday." The overall composition suggests a personal and emotional narrative.
- Identifier
- 018_121716-042417_sorrow_of_the_flag
- Dates Completed
- Dec. 17, 2016 - April 24, 2017
- Keywords
- Emotion; Piece 24 dedication; Cold December day; Photos; Roses; Piece 24 team; Trump election results; Anger; Misogynistic imposter; Christmas memories; Meaning of Christmas; Found images; Posters; Cartoons; Donald Trump; Women’s March; Dallas; January 2017; Musical linguistics; Human spirit; Beauty as revenge; Sacred passages; Jesus prayer; Mantram; Young artist’s suicide attempt; 1.18.17; Prayers; Funder withdrawal; Funding loss; 29 Pieces; Pep talks; Motivation; Klabyce Breknee; Joy; Fulfillment; Gut punch; Wounded; Recovery; Resilience; February 2017; San Miguel; Mexico; Death rehearsal; Mexican hospitals; March 2017; Clarity; Extraction; Evolution of organization; Contentment; Moving organization home; Reorganization; Stripping down; Meditation; That Wondrous Star; Stars; Vicious law of nature; Evil; Necessity vs. pleasure; Purple inspired; Prince inspired; Collages; Paintings of women; Years of duty; Calling; Returning to myself; AARP magazine story; Flame the cat; Illness; Kelly; Third nerve palsy; Insulting cartoons; Final endpaper; Roy Bedichek; Texas naturalist
- Transcription
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Handwritten Text:
HAPPY
You know it's conflict...
impulsives from money gone
for the organized form and energy
much different than it used to be.
Feelings of betrayal rights left.
An impulse to be still
where am I being called? Do I
really have what it takes
anyone to continue?
Has? What think?
The
Phoebe's Birthday.
Jan. 24, 2017
Yes, what think?
I wake up thinking
about disbanding 29 Pieces.
And I felt relief
from the pressures the constant asking for money - Rights
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- Is Part Of
- Sorrow of the Flag
- Relation
- Image Gallery