“Lucid Dreams” fine art exhibit is fast approaching, July 8—August 9, and features the imaginative talent of 45 fine artists and Doug Tanoury who has created another great poetry entry, “Small Dreams.”
For me, collaborating with artists is an amazing dream. Curating any exhibit is more than a casual display—it’s a heart-felt affair—friend filled and brings a community of artists together who strive for excellence because of each other. The process is “lucid” as the exchange between each artist is open, form finding and mind-shifting.
In dreams
Lit in barroom light
Like a dim lounge
Of a neon-blue nebula,
Where everything
Is shadow and silhouette
And nothing is seen
In full illumination.
She is bird-like
In the smallness
Of fragile frailness,
As she sits
Alone upon the floor
Looking up at me.
She is a sparrow
Fallen from a nest.
The anger that was
Between us,
Suddenly never was.
We feel only love and loss,
And are touched
With soft forgiveness,
The confused vulnerability
Of dreamers.
And as I bend over
To embrace her
She is a nestling
Once again, wedged
In that small space
Supported by
The branching arteries
Of my heart.
Doug Tanoury 6-18-11
For me, collaborating with artists is an amazing dream. Curating any exhibit is more than a casual display—it’s a heart-felt affair—friend filled and brings a community of artists together who strive for excellence because of each other. The process is “lucid” as the exchange between each artist is open, form finding and mind-shifting.
Small Dreams
In dreams
Lit in barroom light
Like a dim lounge
Of a neon-blue nebula,
Where everything
Is shadow and silhouette
And nothing is seen
In full illumination.
I dream of her
Sitting lotus style in a large hall,
And she wears sheer white
Flowing fabric
That floats slowly
On the air
Like feathers
As she moves.
Sitting lotus style in a large hall,
And she wears sheer white
Flowing fabric
That floats slowly
On the air
Like feathers
As she moves.
She is bird-like
In the smallness
Of fragile frailness,
As she sits
Alone upon the floor
Looking up at me.
She is a sparrow
Fallen from a nest.
The anger that was
Between us,
Suddenly never was.
We feel only love and loss,
And are touched
With soft forgiveness,
The confused vulnerability
Of dreamers.
And as I bend over
To embrace her
She is a nestling
Once again, wedged
In that small space
Supported by
The branching arteries
Of my heart.
Doug Tanoury 6-18-11
Featured images: Wash Me Clean by Rai Escalé (15.35x15.74" : acrylic on collage mounted on wood) and “Rising Above Resistance” by Irene Hardwicke Olivieri (18x8.5" : oil on wood shaped board).
Lucid Dreams opens July 7 at the Noel-Baza Fine Art Gallery with special events for Comic-Con on July 22, Film Premier on July 27 and Contemporary Narrative Panel on Friday August 5. Check back for more details.
Please RSVP—sign up—and check out the featured artists who have inspired “Lucid Dreams.”