Sunday, February 26, 2012

Magpie Tales 106: Some Call It Art. Some Call It Food.

1965, Manhattan, New York, New York, 
USA  Andy Warhol looking at Campbell’s soup cans in 
Gristede’s supermarket .  Image by © Bob Adelman/Corbis


an argument for art: 
Andy's condensation 
of history 



there was no need. 

the wheel had been 
invented by some 
"one", or some 
collective, and 

here we were: 

searching for artistry 
in the past;  a grand 
condensation of ideas 
spawning creativity. 
or not. 

but money talks. 

as do the dead. 
as do those whose 
somewhat original ideas 
revolutionized everything 
and nothing 
at all. 


Poem © 2012 R. Burnett Baker 
Photo shared by Tess Kincaid

7 comments:

  1. Your soup is deep....and very, very good!
    :)

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  2. But perhaps he just liked soup...

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  3. revolutionized everything and nothing at all...ha...that summed it up nice...he sure made us look at things a bit different...

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  4. Yes...everything and nothing at all! Love your use of condensation...great play...

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  5. The dead certainly do talk, especially where money is involved! Different take on the theme.

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  6. nicely done....thanks for sharing your words

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