I had a casual conversation with my kin a while back, in which we spoke about one of our favourite things: etymology and the metaphysical structuring of words. He said to me, "I think it's interesting that with every form of art — or at least the ones that I'm thinking about right now — the word [for the type of art] has the [catalyst for the] art in it. Like, music, you have 'muse'. And then, with paint, you have 'pain'. And write — you got a 'rite of passage', or just 'righting' your wrongs..." I understood.
A couple of months later, he expressed his desire to get a new tattoo, of a singular word: PAINT.
I understood.
And now, as I step back in observation of the title and subtitle of this journal entry, and its text, knowing that he's the painter of the art that I curated for the illustration of the topic at hand, I can't help but think, "Damn... PAIN." You understand?
Full circle.
(His social — Instagram handle — is dominicvangoth. An alkhemical genius and superb soul.)
I had a casual conversation with my kin a while back, in which we spoke about one of our favourite things: etymology and the metaphysical structuring of words. He said to me, "I think it's interesting that with every form of art — or at least the ones that I'm thinking about right now — the word [for the type of art] has the [catalyst for the] art in it. Like, music, you have 'muse'. And then, with paint, you have 'pain'. And write — you got a 'rite of passage', or just 'righting' your wrongs..." I understood.
A couple of months later, he expressed his desire to get a new tattoo, of a singular word: PAINT.
I understood.
And now, as I step back in observation of the title and subtitle of this journal entry, and its text, knowing that he's the painter of the art that I curated for the illustration of the topic at hand, I can't help but think, "Damn... PAIN." You understand?
Full circle.
(His social — Instagram handle — is dominicvangoth. An alkhemical genius and superb soul.)