one of the more not entirely unreasonable questions to be posed to me, look you see, is that of whether or not absolutely everyone in my circle of contemporaries must be the greatest or most important of what they do. in truth, no, but it is always splendid when they achieve such.
the most prominent example of the above is of course Spiros, whose many wonderful adventures are chronicled here from time to time, as and when he feels like it's a matter to share. for a change, then, let us spend a moment in celebration of one of the most significant, important and challenging artists of his generation, Steven Legget.
most, actually all, of you shall be aware of this chap via his sonic ambitions. via the conduit of Four Hands he unleashes music the likes of which no mortal was meant to hear. but we do, thanks to his connection to the elements and his ability to channel it all, superbly so, into vibes. here, this in a different colour is the link to one of the platforms where you can here his music.
above, and indeed below, are examples of his voyages into the optical, or if you will visual arts. this is the field in which he first really achieved greatness. indeed he does so to this day, and beyond, when it so interests him to do so. much of his artistic work has made the front page of newspapers from time to time.
these two works are a gift, for you, so that you may beautify your mobile phone device thing. an enhanced experience is yours, having these works of high value, as your phone wallpaper and/or lock screen, if you so see fit to do so.
provenance of the art? i believe he created them in one of his many residences. one of the fascinating aspects of "Secret London" is that the Thames is populated with a few hundred islands, or island like land masses. several of them have opulent properties on them, and Steven owns several of the several. well, owns in the sense of any of us owning anything. all is transient, and so is this.
what's the message of these two most splendid works of art? that's up to you, really. for me, though, they, to be sure, reference that idea that what we understand to be our waking conscious state is in fact the point of dream of ourselves in several parallel universes. when we sleep the dream state is our true connection to existence, and in it we crave the sleep that we consider our awake time, for this delivers a consistent, standard level of mundane living. i know, far out man.
but, as with all great art, you are free to interpret it as you will. except you are not, in a real sense, for your freedom does not carry so far as to not interpret them. it is so that you must have a reaction.
should these works have been placed on the regular artistic market for art things then they would have summoned a price of several hundred thousands of any currency you like. and yet here they are, free, gratis, and complimentary for your own engagement, enjoyment and interpretation.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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