Author Archives: johnluna
Recent and revised works (Autumn, 2017)

Name found in a field. Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, crayon and charcoal on hard-edged abstract painting (acrylic and oil on canvas, circa 1976), papier-mâché with burlap, found painted wood frame, metal wire, fragment of oil painting on canvas mounted on paper (circa 2009-11) aluminum foil and nylon rope 2013-2017 Approx. 29”x 24” x 3.75”

Another Orpheus poem. Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, crayon, crushed damar crystals and charcoal on canvas and paper mounted on papier-mâché with wood frame, twine, tape collage and nylon rope 1989-2017 Approx. 18”x 14” x 4”

Flying Handprint. Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, crayon and charcoal on canvas and mylar mounted on papier-mâché with book covers (The Epic of Gilgamesh), found painted wood frame, metal wire and nylon rope 2010-2017 Approx. 30”x 30” x 2.5”

Context for our understanding. Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, crayon, crushed damar crystals and charcoal on canvas and, polyester lace fabric and paper, mounted on papier-mâché with found wood frame, twine, foil and nylon rope 2014-2017 Approx. 29”x 23” x 4”

Lakeshore (drive + swimmer). Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, crayon, crushed damar crystals and charcoal on canvas and paper mounted on papier-mâché with found wood frame, silk necktie, twine and nylon rope 2009-2017 Approx. 33”x 26.5” x 3.5”

Carnal. Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, and crayon on canvas and paper, mounted on papier-mâché with found wood frame, found silk fabric, plastic tape, twine and nylon rope 2012-2017 Approx. 21.5” x 17.5 x 2”

The valley of hitchhiking ghosts.
Oil, beeswax, acrylic, graphite, and crayon on canvas and paper, mounted on papier-mâché with found wood frame, bandana fabric, plastic tape, twine and nylon rope
2014-2017
Approx. 17” x 19 x 2”
VISA Faculty Exhibition (part 1), October 2017
Saturday Night Art Lectures @ VISA, Fall 2017: “Taste”, “Flow” and “Aura”
Final lecture in the 2016-17 series: “Alchemy” (Tuesday, April 18th.)
New Lecture @ VISA Tuesday March 28th [2017]: “Lyricism”

VISA Winter Lecture series begins February 28th [2017]: “On Accident…”
Something to do with the steady mechanism of effort & medicines, 2011-2016
New Poetry in Matrix magazine this month [2016]
My poem, “Yatagan,” is featured in the fall 2016 issue of Matrix magazine (Montréal), “Mad Pride”, edited by Roxanna Bennett. An additional poem, “Some old Aramis” was featured in the online version of the issue.
Here is an excerpt of the piece:yatagan-excerpt-matrix-2016

Here is an interview with Bennett addressing her work on the issue: http://towncrier.puritan-magazine.com/roxanna-bennett/
Final Fall 2016 VISA Lecture: “Muses” (Dec 6th)
Thanks to those who braved the cold to attend my last lecture of the season at the Vancouver Island School of Art. Those who came will know that I revealed a few of the topics I am considering for another three lectures this winter… 





