Shades of Paranoia II / TWHSTH XI c. Michael St.Mark 2015
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Lady in bus shelter; North Finchley terminus, London N. . . . Marking the start of the mini heatwave, end June / early July 2015 and second in the Shades series and continuation in ” They Who Have Seen the Light” . .
The psychology of sunglasses is fertile ground for social commentary in terms of how chioce of design / style can define – along often vaguely menacing cinematic archetype lines – how an individual’s character is perceived.
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Link to first in the series, Work no. 329 from 2008 . London Dada – true perception and criticism of our times.
Social commentary work. Burly tradesman plying his sander tries to make an entrance; ruins a pleasant evening ( No peace and quiet anywhere in this desperado / chancer-pervaded metropolis.)
Midsummer Sea c. Michael St.Mark 2015 {top} ( 2014 solsitce, above, click to enlarge )
Photo taken looking SW out to sea at 12.00 noon GMT on Midsummers Day and posted online here shortly thereafter;
mid day on 21st June being the precise point in the year when the earth reaches it’s seasonal maximum tilt towards the sun
( summer solstice, longest day ) ..and inexorably begins its reverse movement back again towards the winter solstice – its maximum tilt away from the sun and giving the shortest day in the northern hemisphere.
( All downhill til Christmas, as they say )
THE SEVEN TENETS OF LONDON DADA
Represented by six bright green spots with one central ( unifying One-Ness ) spot
By Michael St.Mark ( based on the founding group of Dadaists’ collective vision )
1. Radical art innovations 2. New art inventions / concepts 3. Morally-motivated art protest and fearless critical analysis of contemporary art 4. Perceptive societal and political commentary expressed through art. 5. Serendipity / chance or random art expressions 6. Humour ( dry, whimsical or sardonic ) 7. Multimedia expressions of the One-ness of life. ( central green spot )
( The 7 tenets are ever present, often in various combinations within Dada Works )
” The Dadaist is convinced of the overall connection between all entities and beings ” – Hugo Ball, father of Dada
” Dada is essentially the search for a new morality ” – Richard Heulsenbeck, Dada’s co-founder
LONDON DADA 