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AMOR FATI

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

About Me

I was reincarnated from a 60s rock groupie who took too many Quaaludes during a Hendrix concert and died in a euphoric state of unconsciousness. I live for fountain soda and pac man. I really don’t like normal people that much and do whatever it takes to not be around them for too long a time period...it might wear off on me and I might begin to bedazzle my vintage Le Sports Sac. I make art from my soul and couldn’t imagine a life without it. I wander galleries and absorb energies from artists work. I drool for inspirations and usually long to have chaos in my life so I might create from its downwind. I enjoy obscure 80s teen TV shows like Spencer (not for hire... the show with Chad Lowe) and Its Your Move. I’m always pulling up my jeans by the belt buckles. I love raw pasta. I hit my mom with her own car. I believe that the constellation of Orion is out to get me. I average a different car every year and a half. I have songs by Missy Elliot, The Cure, Kenny Rogers and the Godspell Soundtrack all on one playlist. I’ve kept a journal since I was 7 years old. I wrote my own comic book story, and it was good. I can paint but can’t draw. I keep a pen at my bedside so I write my dreams on my arms so I can remember in the morning. I write poetry but don’t consider myself a poet.I sing songs from the soundtrack of Streets of Fire in my shower. Scars and Tattoos are the visible roadmap of my life. My only addiction is thinking too much and, by the way...
My studio... the way LIFE is supposed to be lived.
Some New Images for 2008. The beginnings of a body of new work...
.. The Courtyard, C-Print, 2008



My Interests



I'd like to meet:

Philosophers of pop culture theory.

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

Music:

THE DOORS!!!Love New Wave, Punk, Occasional SKA, late 70s/early 80s R&B from obscure artists, OG Rap ala KRS1 and BDK, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Feist, Hector Lavoe, Pearl Jam, The Church, Jill Scott, Rick James will always be the OG, Sade, The Rose Chronicles, Sting, Lou Reed, Gnarls Barkley, Metallica, Tool, A perfect Circle, Bjork, Joplin, Skynard, Dylan,Stevie Wonder, Massive Attack, Tears for Fears, INXS, New Order, The Cure..Hell, Kenny Rodgers is on this list too!

Movies:

Anything that shows people running for their lives appeals to me...But.. I DO love..

Television:

Frisky Dingo is the funniest show EVER...Robot Chicken, South Park, Minoriteam, Heroes, Ninja Warrior, AOTS, The Wire, Dexter..I hate HBO for taking all the good shows off.. RIP 6 Feet Under and Sopranos..

Books:

Pretty much anything from the cultural studies section of any bookstore is good. The 2 Chucks: Klosterman and Palahniuk, Beat Generation writers, Zizek, Philosophical theory ala Friedrich Nietzsche,Søren Kierkegaard, Ginsberg (Please Master)Thompson, Kerouac...anything existential rocks my socks.

Heroes:

Ana Mendeita, Kara Walker, Frida Kahlo, Fred Wilson, Susanna Coffey, Super PuertoRican, Josiah McElheny, Sina Najafi, .. Linda Molenaar for being a crazed and amazingly talented balls-out artist in everything she does..
Juan Doe( for always rockin my philosophical world)
Batman (for reminding us that we dont need superpowers to kick ass)
...and finally, Me. I always seem to amaze and blind myself with science.

My Blog

[post] post (modern)

busy busy falls. I actually dont mind being busy this time of year; everything feels better - its still daylight outside at night, the weather is perfect, the city feels crisp and fresh in the cold mo...
Posted by AMOR FATI on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:23:00 PST

Stolen from christopher...cause he is awesome

Condition and Catharsis:Art is the bi-product of precognitive experience; it is a recording of the act of exploring the human condition. Art is human expression effectively applied and recorded on a m...
Posted by AMOR FATI on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:03:00 PST

Ruptures

Ive been in this state of confusion for the past 2 weeks or so; like being in a room at dusk. everything is the same color... its amazing how light gives everything a color... its amazing how most car...
Posted by AMOR FATI on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:53:00 PST

Wooooo! Im working BABAYYY!

Im making stuff up here....here is a taste of the studio, which I WISH I had all-year-round, but that's OK.. I am happy to have it now!Maine is really REALLY beautiful. The clouds are puffy and large,...
Posted by AMOR FATI on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:01:00 PST

3 sentences of reality

Ive kept a diary since I was 7 years old. One of those Hello Kitty combo lock diaries with an entry for the date and weather on the top of each page...I kinda liked that option; helps to remember what...
Posted by AMOR FATI on Fri, 30 May 2008 06:51:00 PST

The Bozh

Before I got to Skowhegan last summer, I heard all about Daniel Bozhkov and how he was this AMAZING fresco artist...So when it came time for his faculty lecture, i knew i'd like and enjoy it, but what...
Posted by AMOR FATI on Mon, 12 May 2008 02:18:00 PST

I really dont eat chocolate...

Im not a chocolate person. I know that goes against all those wonderful myths of women who sit around and consume large amounts of extra dark chocolate while watching the Lifetime MOTW and bitching ab...
Posted by AMOR FATI on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:00:00 PST

Recuerdos - My 1st solo show

My first solo show. And i couldn’t have asked for a better place; one that really speaks to me and my work: The Bronx.Fellow S-Files artist and Bronxite Blanka Amezkua has begun a pro...
Posted by AMOR FATI on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:11:00 PST

emergement

I looked up....and it was March.I hate March.. that transitionary month of cold, wet and the occasional sunny day.. March is a tease, a high maintenance month that needs its nails done and 50 bucks fo...
Posted by AMOR FATI on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:26:00 PST

talking bitch with William Wegman

After a crazied few weeks at work, the admissions process is finally underway...today being Day 1 of the panel process. Here it comes...day after day of art and more art till it comes out the ears, fr...
Posted by AMOR FATI on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:15:00 PST