Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Hazel, Frederic Chopin, Eric Satie, Ramones, The Clash, L. van Beethoven, Dead Kennedys, The Distillers, Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers"...
Movies
Lost Horizon (Frank Capra), La Dolce Vita (Frederico Fellini), A Streetcar Named Desire (Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh)
Television
Six Feet Under, Rescue Me, The Daily Show, Robot Chicken, Sealab 2021, The Brak Show, Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast...
Books
Wm. Shakespeare, Wm. Butler Yeats, Arthur Rimbaud, Aldous Huxley, Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Willeford, Malcolm Lowry, Charles Bukowski... this will eventually be a very long list.
About me: Carson Collins is a gently ironic, world-weary, post-punk misanthrope.
I've been working on an art project that I call "The Ocean Series" for the past thirty years.
The Ocean Series is a Remodernist response to the color-field paintings of Mark Rothko. Intriguing, relaxing, and evocative, these colorful images appeal to serious art lovers, those who meditate, and ocean lovers as well. Originals, prints, a calendar, and affordable signed posters can be purchased on line.
The central theme in my painting is the search for stillness, the sort of profound and lucid calm that is the result of meditation or contemplation; another main theme is the relationship between humans, the ocean, and the atmosphere. The intent of my work is to create an ambiance where the spiritual dimension of this relationship can be experienced.
Once in a while a commercial gallery will invite me to do an exhibition. Solos include: Sarah Rentschler Gallery, NYC, NY, USA, 1980 Samadhi Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 1982 Galleria Expressiva, San Jose, COSTA RICA, 1987 Norro Gruppen Konstgallerie, Stockholm, SWEDEN, 1991 Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL, USA, 1994 Sekanina Contemporary Arts, Ferrara, ITALY, 2003 Elevator Gallery, Venice Beach (LA) California, 2005.
I'm nomadic, never stay in one place for more than a year or two; don't have any possessions except for what I can carry on the iron birds. So far I've lived in 7 of the USA States and 6 other countries. I prefer warm places, but anywhere with a left coast will do - for a while.
When I'm not painting I mostly spend the time walking or sitting on the beach, staring at the ocean. I meditate. I surf when I can. I take part-time work when its available; have had quite a variety of dead-end, no-brainer jobs, some of which I liked. I've got an MD degree from the University of Texas that I've chosen to ignore. You might also say that I have the equivalent of a PhD in "coping".
Hi Art, thanks for making me a friend! Hope to meet you at a gig soon. My Schedule is always up to date on MySpace and www. fremontjohn. com. Best 2U, FJ
Cheers champ, an honour having you here, be well, and do enjoy the library/blog's contents, here's hoping that it'll inspire you, as your creative spirit has inspired mine, sweet dreams then...
Hey Carson! I decided to take you up on your idea of networking amongst our friends.
I'm an activist and politician who promotes progressive organizations and politicians. Each month I feature different organizations in row 7 of my friend list to give them a little attention. I believe citizens need to overcome apathy and get involved. My motto is "Turn off, tune out, and drop in." It's a play on the quote by the late Dr. Timothy Leary. I mean it to encourage people to turn off their televisions, tune out the advertisers and mass media, and get themselves involved with their neighbors in civic life. Too many people just wake up in the morning, go to work, then come home and turn on the tube, basically living their lives in a prison of their own making.
So, if anyone's bothering to read this, get up off the comfy couch or chair and go out. There's a whole world out there just waiting to be changed for the better, and you can help. :-)
Thanks for the request and for supporting Ms. Roy!
"The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget." - Arundhati Roy
GOOD MORNING GENIOUS!!!HOW ARE YOU DOING?..I'M PASSING BY TO WISH YOU A GREAT DAY!I DON'T FORGET MY ARTIST FRIEND!...HAVE AN AWESOME DAY!BIG HUG "ALEX" CIAO! BACI ;-)
