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Albor: Immaterial

For Gus Albor on his Retrospective

“Territory,” Ayala Museum 

Opening 26 November 2018 

 

 

(Upon reading the book, “Immaterial,” on the art

of Augusto Albor by Cid Reyes)

 

“…Articulating a surface of great attentiveness”

 

                    Raymundo Albano, quoted by

                    Karl-Heinz Stockheim in the      

                    Foreword

Etherfield GusAlbor.jpg

Etherfield by Gus Albor

1

Mind touching this 

                              Space

Becomes Fingers

Eyes turn into Fingertips

                                            Bones

Tough as nails taper

Into                           Wingtips

 

2

A wedge sculpts

A strip of ivory bisects

The powdered continuum

Of half-shadow

 

(Smudges

                Elongate: 

Blot / Burst)

 

3

Ruled pencil marks

Cross each other at

Midpoint of square

 

(Become 

              Grids

Diagonal / Diamantine)         

 

Taut filaments

Architectural

Almost            Immaterial

Tenuous

            Or         Granular

Gray

Forever 

             Fades into

                                White

 

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4

All this            Expanse

Now                Cloud

Now                Snow

Now                Stardust

Or                    Grit

Or                    Grout

(Or                  Pulse

Or                    Throb)

 

Grazes / Graces the soul:

 

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5

What is Meaning

Where:

 

Interstice / Interstellar

 

Vortex / Vacuum

 

6

Mind stretching its Canvas 

Becomes

 

Finger / Fingertip / Wingtip

 

Smudges Smear  

Blots Burst 

Dark Coruscates

Black Disintegrates

August Auric

 

Bush         /       Eyes 

Biblical             Transfixed

Mosaic              Angelic

 

 

Burn / Blaze                                                                        

  

Marne Kilates

23 March 2015; Rev. 27 November 2018

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