TIDBITS 06/25/06

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Ruach

A hot wind blows across the desert. Bombs plummet to the earth
with deadly force. A sculptor hunches over his work. In
his mind ... an image of an ice-cold being breathing fire onto the
desert. He is working with rock crystal and 18 karat yellow gold.

We travel--encapsulated in time and space where all things are
possible--directly from our world into the synaptic mind of the
artist. We have no boundaries. We are disembodied. Minds without
substance. We are privy--for this one time--to view--in the unique
perspective of spectator--the intricate machinations of the creative
process.

He ... the artist ... the sculptor of the highest order ... goes by
the
name of David Hensel. He is formulating his thoughts. They are
random. Snippets of the mind ... wandering ... colliding ... forming
ideas. This sculpture will be a response of sorts ... emanating from
his soul ... to the U.S. bombardments in the Middle East. Yes. It is
there ... waiting with patience for birth. A solid being ... ice-cold
.... breathing fire onto the desert. Ruach--a Hebrew word with many
meanings: Breath ... Wind ... Air ... Soul ... mind ... and more. The
Spirit of God will be the name of the creation. It's origins ... who
knows ... perhaps Genesis ... where the spirit of God moved over the
surface of the water.

So listen. Have you ever seen David Hensel's
work? Not to be believed. Drop-dead knock-out gorgeous. None of this
take a bucket of paint and splash it against a canvass and then
sell the drippy splotch for a hundred grand. Or sketch out a can of
Campbell Soup and be declared artist of the century. No shortcuts. No
hiding behind hype. No bull**** in fact. No explaining to a mouth-
agape world that art is crap and crap is art. All this ... ladies and
gennulmen ... my opinion only. Who was it ... I'm not sure ...
Einstein perhaps ... that said something to the effect that the
ultimate ego is one able to express modesty ... for only the most
talented and self-assured have the ability to wear that mantle.
Hensel's work speaks of this sort of talent.

So there it is. A tribute to a man I've never met ... with whom I
communicate once every two or three years ... whose work I discovered
some time ago while looking for something for Tidbits ... and who I
revisit every once in a while to see what's come out of his mind.
Incredible folks. Go. Go look. See. Absorb. Breathe in. You ain't
gonna see another one like him again for some time


For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may
I direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where
you will scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area
that says Current Tidbits ... and then click on it in order to
view The Breath of God ... a David Hensel work worth a look.

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark

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