Figure Eight, 1952, by Franz Kline
She will dance and be caught in motion instructed
Franz's skeleton strokes painted to illustrate
I will find a language so sophisticated
And have letters made of painting like Chinese
And numbers would be representative of figures
What size are you to be my dear as object subject
Models on cat walk with controversy
But surely eight would stand as fair for decency
Adelaide Damoah with brash strokes paints indifference
Vivid in portraying w' image commentary what society ignores
As strokes of each step taken on walk ways stand
To measure elegance in fashion push for count down
And eight becomes six, four, zero, skeleton letters
Like faceless figures of Chinese writing on cat walk
She will dance and be caught in motion instructed
Franz's skeleton strokes painted to illustrate
I will find a language so sophisticated
And have letters made of painting like Chinese
And numbers would be representative of figures
What size are you to be my dear as object subject
Models on cat walk with controversy
But surely eight would stand as fair for decency
Adelaide Damoah with brash strokes paints indifference
Vivid in portraying w' image commentary what society ignores
As strokes of each step taken on walk ways stand
To measure elegance in fashion push for count down
And eight becomes six, four, zero, skeleton letters
Like faceless figures of Chinese writing on cat walk
A great depiction of today's skeletal runway models... such a clever interpretation of the prompt.
ReplyDeleteWow - I love where you went with this! We are crazy when it comes to size aren't we?
ReplyDeletelike faceless figures on the catwalk...ack....seriously they scare me sometimes the length they will go to find false beauty...
ReplyDeleteSad and beautiful. "vivid in portraying what society ignores..."
ReplyDeleteYour comparison of the figure eight, signifying beauty to the skin and bones models of today, is brilliant and so telling. I also liked your reference to calligraphy. Wonderfully expressed, thank you for sharing, Kodjo. =D
ReplyDeletethat last light just socks it to me
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I love your take on the prompt! An adequate representation!
ReplyDeleteI like this thing you call the numbers game...great photo too....there is so much beauty deep to the skin and bones! I was going to go the eight route too, but the photo spoke to me in other ways!
ReplyDeleteA terrific take on the prompt!
ReplyDeleteVery very good!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
really like what you did with prompt...nicely done KD
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