The Day We First Met!

The spring blossoms, 

These condensed matters of existence,
Appearing in a moment as if out of nothingness,
Yet, a universal effort shines through each one of them,  

The spring blossoms, 

These condensed matters of existence, 

The spring blossoms, 

The constant contradicors of nothingness!

Destiny is often merciless!
Often, because there was that one day that contradicted the rhythm of vengeance, violence, and void!

Destiny is often merciless!

Often, because there was that one day in May that the chilled room with dim lighting got warm,
for I found your heavenly eyes!
I remember that day, for destiny is often merciless, 

And the day we first met broke the rhythm of destiny!

*For Brian on the day we first met!

Many Days!

Many days have past since we sat on the comfy brown sofa in the corner of our living room, 

Many days since you tried to show me how great a painter Courbet is, 

Many days since I thought of Courbet as boring, 

Many days since I enjoyed colorful paintings, 

Many days since we last celebrated our birthdays together, 

Many days since the last spring we hold hands! 

Many days have past since we last celebrated May Day together!

It is another May Day!  

I miss you, mom and Mere!

Happy May Day from Austin!

*To all of you Happy May Day! Happy International Workers' Day! & To my extraordinary parents Happy Anniversary!

Anti-Hitler but not Anti-Totalitarian!

Weekly Art Quotes:

"The Bauhaus was anti-Hitler but not anti-totalitarian (including the new techtronic totality)." (George Cohen on 1940s Chicago art scene, October 11, 1969, in Dubuffet and the Anticulture, exhibition Catalog, 1970.) 

Mondrian Is an Outgrowth of Vermeer

Weekly Art Quotes:

"In the complexity of the modern art, in the wide and diverse background of causes and origins it is fatal to look merely on the surface for cause, but to go back to the arts of the primitive cultures classic constructions and even national traditions -- for it is apparent that Mondrian is an outgrowth of Vermeer and the Flemish tradition, as Matisse is the French tradition, while Picasso draws directly and freely on the Spanish, French, African and classic cultures." (From Twombly's statement in his travel fund application in 1952.)

"If my work seems difficult to someone not familiar with the present trends in painting, it is nonetheless sincere and dedicated in its intellectual honesty." (From Twombly's application for the Catherwood Foundation Fellowship in 1956.)

Spring Is Constant!

Spring comes,

whether my hands tremble pouring vinegar in the small jar or not,

Spring comes, whether I shake with fear or not,

Spring comes, without me asking for it,
It comes after winter ends, regardless of my skepticism or hope,

Spring comes every year,
It comes after the cold days of winter,

Spring comes every year!
Spring is constant in its habit of change!
Spring is constant and so is change!

To all who celebrate spring, Happy Spring!
To all who celebrate Nowruz, Happy Nowruz!
To all who celebrate their New Year with the coming of spring, Happy New Year!
I wish you all a Greener Spring, Iranian Green!