Musea's New Years Message Part 1
TomHendricks474
2003 was an important year in my work as a musician, painter, writer, etc.; and
maybe a noteworthy year in the history of art. 2003 was the year I spotlighted
30 years of my art work in a number of special issues of Musea, my monthly
zine. Now that it’s about done (2 issues to go in 2004) and all my work is
either presented through these special issues OR has already appeared in the
earlier 120 issues of Musea - I can say this:
I think no one in art has done more art in more varied areas with higher
quality than I have.
Had I said that bold statement before 2003, some readers may well have said,
“Talk, talk, talk”. But now I have the evidence in print (and on the
website) - it’s “There, there there.” And all this culminating from my
year long publishing event. Now that’s conceptual art! Finally, I can say
with relief, most of my art work and art ideas - a lifetimes worth - are out
there - there where everyone can see them.
Certainly I am the first to say that in each individual art form there are
rtists t
xat surpass me - there have been better composer or musicians orsingers, there
have been better painters, there have been better novelists or poets, or
playwrights, or essayists etc. But there has not been any single artist in
history that has done all the above, plus film scripts, architectural design,
clothes design, and all the rest listed below. In all these fields I’ve done
as much as my time and resources has allowed me to do.
So now - now that 2003 is over and 2004 is about to begin, I would like to list
my reasons why I feel this is an important culminating year in art, and such a
noteworthy year in art for me. Then you investigate and deterimine for
yourself. It’s all there for all to see.
The numbers are the issue of Musea that relates to the listed art work. All
issues from 69 on are on the Musea website.
Music: 1,230 songs/compositions - (#121). 10 illustrated short stories /rock
operas (#112) Cast recording: “John and Martha” with Karen Bella. 27 MP3
(website). Inwood Theater Box Office live weekly concerts. (Worlds first and
only box office concerts) . Records: “A Hit Song”, “Stars Moon and
Sun”12 By 12 Records ( 59 songs on 6 albums - assorted artists) .The Landmark
CD (assorted artists ‘03), “Hunkasaurus & His Pet Dog Guitar”(4-song
cassette) “Your Loving Way”(song recorded by TheAmerican Blues ‘67) plus
many other recordings.
Art: 2100 Art Works: portrains, landscapes, still lifes, abstracts +
illustrations and cartoons (assorted issues and website). Thousands of one of a
kind ‘glossy’ envelopes and hundreds of collages. Muse Murals (#98) End of
Modern Art conceptual Art Event that marked the end of Modern Art - on 1/8/02
(#108)
Writing: 5100 poems: “Day” (#117) “Bestiary”(#120), hundreds of
“Quatros (the 4-word poem) - assorted Musea issues. 40+ short stories (Dec.
Issues). 5 Plays “Daedalus”(#108) “Manikin & Minikin (#107). 2 Novels:
“Portraits” (book), “Cendrillon - the True Story of Cinderella”
(#110-111); plus 3 novels in progress: “?”, “Writings in Science”, and
“3”. Essays “Requiem for Mom and Pop Stores” (#65) “Canvassing the
Issue - Mass market painting reproduction” (#66), “Shockism, 80’s Lit
Movement” (#11). Sayings - hundreds of bits of philosophy (#108, #59).
Reviews (see later)
(see part two)
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