ivan the dissident

This art blog is about the symbolic quest to find a context for the artists quest-ions. It is an active exploration and documentation of the Grace applied in practical ways to the artistic journey. It is also about making a house not made of hands. Enjoy!

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Jan 26
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Jan 21
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Playing with this one—thank you for allowing me to transition, etc. 

Jan 16
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As it is, still playing with it. 

Jan 15
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Still playing with this one!

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What comes…like the sense of present with, in this case, the future. An ongoing meditation, this one-

Jan 13
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This one wants to be by itself and just dwell. I think i will let it!

This one wants to be by itself and just dwell. I think i will let it!

Jan 12
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Felt these images needed to dialogue. Wanted to put them in one room and let them speak to one another.

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This idea of holding (almost caressing) under pressure, both from the light and the dark. Knowing what is precious, and guarding it…i enjoy the overexposure at times-as long as the reflector makes it through…

This idea of holding (almost caressing) under pressure, both from the light and the dark. Knowing what is precious, and guarding it…i enjoy the overexposure at times-as long as the reflector makes it through…

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This one a bit more abstract, but same theme. The loneliness of crossing, and the fragility. This one shot in LA and briefly staring Mark Stoney.

Jan 07
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“Crossing” (I’m working on this metaphor…this is a video in progress, i shot in Lower Haight Street, San Francisco, where I used to work in a homeless shelter doing art therapy. This was a corner I came to know).