(Friday, March 11, 2016) moon: waxing crescent Taurus
I dream of a man who reminds me of the late, brilliant writer David Foster Wallace. Chris and I watched a movie about Wallace last weekend. He is a favorite of mine, and of Cullan.
The man in my dream has long, gypsy black hair and is a bit overweight. He seems to have rather severe autism spectrum disorder. He has been invited to create an exhibit of his artwork in a small, private gallery at the Walker Art Center. In addition to his own work, he has decided to fill one room of the gallery space with my artwork. Without my help or knowledge, he has managed to gather a large collection of my sculptures and have them mounted by the Walker staff.
I walk into the space, shocked and surprised. How did he find my pieces? I don’t even recognize them. They are large metal wall hangings, not clay: tall, steel mountains with goats and wishing wells welded along a few of the edges. When I awake, I remember a sculpture Cullan created for one of his classes at MCTC, a steel mountain with a small goat climbing to the top.
I inspect some of the rough sketches of the autistic artist. They do not seem at all good enough for a Walker exhibit. But I begin to sense their development within the mind of the artist. I realize they will be quite amazing works.
Day notes:
I sometimes wonder about my shyness. Am I somewhere in that spectrum of the autistic? Sharing emotion is difficult for me.
I think that we are all on the spectrum. Someone who is labeled is usually the one where the autism is interfering with “normal” functioning. What were his pieces? What medium? Maybe he symbolizes the strongest internal knowledge. I find it interesting that yours are steel mountains with goats and wishing wells. Steel-definitely strong, not breakable as clay would be. Mountains-spiritual? Goats: Independent, climb high, curious, intelligent-can be taken for granted (scapegoat). Wishing wells? deep water, wishing for something from the depths?
I like the potential for the autistic man’s art. A beginning.
I love your dreams!!