Some form of blocking
Iggy Pop is in his clapboard bungalow
in Little Haiti, Miami;
he is talking about his paintings.
to Sky Arts.
On his sofa
a pregnant woman
carved in foam.
He works on a canvas
which might show a face;
adding a stroke of acrylic,
he steps away
and smiles to the camera -
nothing is slyly transposed.
Then, filmed at a gallery show,
he seems hurt
when his paintings are
bought as souvenirs.
Another time,
talking with Stefan Brüggemann,
he says:
You block the areas,
and then you allow the rest to happen.
- © Kris Spencer 2021
Kris Spencer has written seven books, most published by OUP. He is a regular contributor to magazines in a journalistic career that spans over 20 years. His poems have been published in a number of journals; most recently, Acumen and the Balloon Literary Journal. Kris is a Headteacher living and working in west London. He was born and grew up in a village outside Bolton. Previously, he has studied, worked and lived in Hull, Cincinnati, Oxford, and the Bailiwick of Jersey.
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