KASINO

Pt. IV

The second day I was in New York I did a train with POEM UA. For me it was a very cool moment. When I first got next to that train I realized that I had reached a certain point, a marker in my life. It was very important to me as I felt I was giving something back to the movement. They will never keep writers off trains. As for the question of the death of writing when not on trains I can only say it certainly comes to life when it rocks past you. A steel injection of funk.

I always wanted to paint in Grant, the underground yard that MIN 1, IZ THE WIZ etc. were hanging out in in the movie STYLE WARS. It took a few goes, but when I did a panel there it was very satisfying. I did a KAS with an American flag stuck into the piece. Just like Joseph Beuys I wrote "America loves me and I love America". In fact every train I have done in NY has been satisfying. 



I have completed degrees in visual arts at university. This direction was
taken after six or seven years of painting. The finish [of my style] is
a result of considering the piece as a whole. The site, audience,
letterform and the background are all considered. I work towards a unity
and clarity which is revealed in all good works of art. In a sense my
installation work in gallery environments has contributed to this. Just as
important though, is the time I have spent with writers such as SENTO TFP
who go the extra distance.



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