Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Iggy Pop


Iggy Pop
9x12
watercolor



To say that Mr. Pop is an inspiration is kind of a weird thing. Just what has he inspired? He's kind of a nut, seems to have always been one. It could be his relentless punk/rock middle finger extended at the sterile, corporate banality of a certain way of thinking that has infected our culture. That would do it. But, to probe a little deeper, I think there is something more going on in his music that was appears on the surface. Brick By Brick, the song and the album have a lot of that. A search for character, for a truth that remains in the distance, something better. That's what I find inspiring. Combine that with that middle finger and you just might see it.

And if you don't agree, well, his version of Louie, Louie is rather entertaining.


This and more portraits will be part of my Facets of Inspiration exhibit at The River's Edge Gallery in Wyandotte, MI starting on April 18th.

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2 comments:

Do I have to? said...

Hi Bruce. Good going. Robin from FB. testing 1,2

Bruce said...

Ha, ha, 'do you have to' what? Listen to his version of Louie, Louie? :)