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劳伦斯·费林盖蒂:《给画家和诗人的指示》

我问了一百位画家和一百位诗人
如何描绘阳光
在人生的脸上
他们的回答含糊不清,而且天真无知。
就好像他们都在守护商业机密一样
在我看来……
你只需要这样做
是整个世界的构想
以及全人类
作为一种艺术作品
一件特定场域的艺术作品
光明之神的艺术项目
整个地球及其上的一切
用光绘制

而你首先要做的事情是……
是涂掉后现代绘画
接下来就是给自己画像了。
展现你的真我
原色
正如你所看到的
(未粉刷)
如你所见,描绘你自己。
素颜
不戴口罩
然后画出你最喜欢的人物和动物
用蘸满光线的画笔
一定要确保视角正确。
别弄虚作假
因为一条错误的线索会导致另一条错误的线索。

然后把高山涂上颜色。
当太阳第一次照射到它们时
秋日的清晨
用你的调色刀
躺下
镉黄的叶子
赭色的叶子
朱红色的叶子
新英格兰的秋天
描绘夏夜的幽光
还有午夜阳光
那是月光
不要抹去光线投下的阴影

如果没有明暗对比,画面就会很浅。
所以也要把所有阴暗的角落都涂上油漆。
世界各地
所有隐秘的地方、心灵和心房
光线永远无法到达的地方
所有无知和恐惧的洞穴
绝望深渊
绝望的沼泽
并清楚地写在上面。
“进入此门者,弃绝一切绝望。”

别忘了画画。
所有那些活过的人
作为光明的使者
给他们的眼睛涂上颜料
以及所有动物的眼睛
[...]
以及男人和女人的眼睛
只因其思想的光明而闻名
描绘他们眼中的光芒
阳光下笑声的光芒
眼睛之歌
鸟儿飞翔时的鸣叫。

记住,光明就在你心中。
如果它在哪里
你必须从内部开始粉刷。

[...]

特纳描绘了阳光
用蛋彩
(事实证明它不稳定)
梵高是在疯狂中完成的。
还有他耳朵上的血
(也不稳定)
印象派画家们做到了。
永远不要使用黑色
抽象表现主义者做到了这一点。
用白色油漆
但你可以用纯颜料来做到这一点。
(如果你能算出公式的话)
你自身真正的光芒
但在你打出第一拳之前
在未经修饰的画布上
记住它的脆弱性
生命的极度脆弱
并记住它的纯真
它最初的纯真
在你打出第一拳之前

或许永远都不会击中它
让光芒照进来
画布的内在之光
模特摆姿势时展现出的内在光芒
在生命研究中
每个人内心的光芒
让一切都顺利进行吧
就像一首重写诗
被涂抹掉的光线
被粉饰的生活
很多次
让它涌向水面
被涂抹过的图像
地球上的原始生命

当你完成绘画之后
惊讶地后退
退后观察
你所创造的地球上的生命
地球上的光明生命
你已经创建
一个勇敢的新世界

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Alicia Feb 26, 2023
Beautiful truth painted into a poem. Thank you.
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James moffat Feb 25, 2023
Oh his words ring out like your favorite brushes hitting the canvas of brilliance in our lives. The soul and essence of color so all absorbing to those of us who have been blessed to be guided by the colors of life! And somehow manage to realize what a blessing it is to fulfill that vision that continues to nourish are souls. Feeling nourished by these words and blessed for using and recognizing the essence of this very special light! Your work Andrea is all of that and more! You truly are capturing the light in your marvelous work!!❤️💖🤣
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Marybeth Feb 17, 2023
Locked down in a nursing home, I needed this to lift my head and even to get up this morning. thank you for sending the words of a rich soul
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Anna Di Bella Feb 12, 2023
Ferlinghetti himself was filled with the universal light which embraces us All. Thank you for sharing the piece. I had not seen it before and as a poet I feel that its reflection is a transformative gift. Let's bring on the light!
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Douglas Sandberg Feb 10, 2023
Yes, Lawrence is in complete harmony with the creative process with thi poem
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Sue Petrie Feb 10, 2023
Fantastic
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MFerndo822@gmail.com Feb 9, 2023
This so fluidly represents the human condition..brings tears.
Beautiful
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Gloria Feb 9, 2023
Beautiful! This poem brought tears of sheer joy. Still reveling. Still shimmering. Thank YOU!

Blessed day!
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Ruth Simone Feb 9, 2023
While returning from being inspired after training via PJCC and noting the last days of chemotherapy a sublime aura framed Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem to effuse pure joy! Thank you!
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Aryae Feb 9, 2023
Wonderful to see this poem here. Thank you. Takes me back 60 years, to 1963, when I first arrived in San Francisco after hitchhiking from the East Coast. I used to hang out in Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights bookstore. It was a place where anyone could walk-in, pull a book off the shelf, find a nice comfortable chair, sit down, and read -- as long as you returned it back to the shelf in perfect condition. Ferlinghetti would wander around and sometimes ask us what spoke to us about the books. He had created this oasis of poetry and literature where all were welcome. This poem brings back that spirit.
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Ruth Feb 9, 2023
Namaste
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Winona Feb 9, 2023
thanks for this poem
I'm working at it.
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Desdra Dawning Feb 9, 2023
This is so eloquently spoken! And beautiful! I will be sharing this lovely poem. Thank you.