Vicious

Evangeline Gallagher 2018

Artist:

Cielle Graham

“Self Portrait Au Coyote II”

Ink on Paper 

24” x 48”

“Self Portrait Au Coyote I”

Ink on Paper 

24” x 48”

“Self Portrait Au Coyote III”

Ink on Paper 

24” x 48”

“Self Portrait Au Coyote II, ink on paper 24” x 48” . “[…] Like a luminous animal you shine like a luminous animal you open infinite doors like a luminous animal you dance alone like a luminous animal the night fills all your pores like a luminous animal you glow from the fire of the pulse in your veins till there’s nothing left in your blood but the blaze like a luminous animal you howl like a wolf down by the tracks like a luminous animal the only battle you wage is the one with yourself like a luminous animal all you know is what you feel inside like a luminous animal you know the secret of unlearning like a luminous animal you shine […] “ Tony Moffeit “The Luminous Animal” . 2/3.”

“Self Portrait Au Coyote I, ink on paper 24” x 48” . “The question is: how do you break free from your demons the question is: how do you howl alone the question is: how do you live your own life as you please the question is: how do you free yourself from the prison of your own mind the question is: how do break down the walls of this machine of your own making the question is: how do you break free and there is only one answer: to go deeper into the heart of the wound to go deeper into the heart of the blues to go deeper into the pulse of the shadows deeper into the darkness deeper into the blackness deeper into the night[…]” Tony Moffeit “The Luminous Animal” . 1/3.”

“Self Portrait Au Coyote III, ink on paper 24” x 48” . “[…] I want the leaves to blow I crave the storm it is the only calm i know the night of gray day the darkness on the edge of the nerves the wildness of a dance of letting go like a child caught somewhere between play and dream and reality juggling stars or walking the tightrope of the horizon I want the leaves to blow i want to laugh with them i want to laugh as i surrender to the wind i want to be the calm in the center of the storm i want to be the first drops of rain licking the roofs a warning that thunder and lightning are coming to play […]” Tony Moffeit “The Luminous Animal” . 3/3.”