The Kick-About #36 ‘Phantom Of Surrealism’
With its sepia tint, post-card proportions, and London landmark, this week’s prompt, Sheila Legge’s Phantom of Surrealism, might just as easily have surfaced as part of our previous Kick-About, inspired by the word souvenir – though, as holiday snaps go, this one could take some explaining. This week, Legge’s abstruse tableau has prompted paintings, collage, computer-generated landscapes, creative writing and some rather extraordinary headgear… Happy browsing!
James Randall
“This prompt made me think of world conditions acting on Surrealists – where do movements come from – so my response is a meld of the flower head with environmental issues, and how I think the level of denial everyone has, to so many issues, comes into play.”
Tom Beg
“Using the kind of desert backdrop that sets the stage of many surrealist paintings, I set out to create some of my own phantoms in the desert, and had a…
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Many thanks, Kerfe – always appreciated, and thank you too for enriching our run-arounds together with your words and imagery.
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It’s always so inspiring.
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Wow, those images are otherworldly beautiful!
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Thanks Ingrid. I love the variety of responses these prompts inspire.
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I enjoyed your contribution, Kerfe. There are some great ideas for this months kick about.
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Thanks Robbie. It’s always interesting to see the different ways everyone’s mind works.
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I loved your take on the prompt, Kerfe. I agree about the statuesque pose catching the eye. And your birds are wonderful. I liked wondering if the child in the photo was feeling the inner goddess that you seemed to sense in your art. Beautiful
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Thanks Diana. We all have that inner goddess inside us somewhere.
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Yes, we do!
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