DAF

Welcome to a view through a window to my Art and Word-Play. Born in Ireland and regard the World as my home and therefore I am constantly seeking to discover myself through my art, to mold my own identity as a human being and to find a meaning in the Universe as to why I am here ... I create to feel alive and live in the certainty of the uncertainty happening in my Art/Life. Visit www.daf-justdust.blogspot.com for my Quotes and Views on Life and my sculptures set to music on DAF ARTIST YouTube

Saturday, April 13, 2013

'OPUS ONE'

2004

Irish Gray Granite

9 in. High x 12 in.Long

{ 23cm High x 30cm Long }

Private Collection - Japan

The Story ...
'Opus One' was made on invitation specially for a touring exhibition in Japan which took place in 2004 - 2005. Apart from 'Opus One' being a finished sculpture in it's own right it was also intended as a model for a large public work in granite to be sited in Japan which unfortunately for me did not happen.
Today I am still happy with this work because I felt at the time it was a new direction for me in my stone work and also in how I was 'looking' at stone that I also felt a 'maturity' both of mind and experience in working the stone was now with me and hence the title ... 'Opus One' came to me when the sculpture was completed. It was a symbolic statement on my part that this is the 'one' work that came from all of my previous works in the stone.

'Opus One' by DAF is licensed under
a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Monday, April 01, 2013

'AFRICA ... A Separate Reality'

Mix Media ... Wood, Glass, Paint, Plastic bird and gun,
Photographs, Bullet Casings and My Memories of Africa.

14in. x 16in high x 6in.
[0.36m x 0.40m]

Private Collection, Ireland.

Africa .. A Separate Reality by DAF is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at deedaf.blogspot.com.

DAF's Quotes and Views on Life visit my blog daf-justdust.blogspot.com

'' I might be able to write ' The Quotes ' but I would find it hard to live my life by my own words ''.

" I am told the fire is hot but I want to know it for myself ".

" To look without reflecting is like eating without digesting.''

'' Thought is the product of the Mind and Mind is creative ".

'' Art is that passion that becomes an addication that becomes a way to survive with the Mind in total ''.

From what I can see ............ '' everyone seems to need some kind of' ' belief ' otherwise they feel lost , like children without their Comfort Toy ''.

'' If the Conscious Mind informs the Subconscious Mind then nothing is impossible ''.

'' I live to be creative and in the Certainty of the Uncertainty happening in my Art ''.

'' Man and his ' belief ' will be the death of him ''.

'' To die in ' knowing yourself ' is to die in ' bliss '....... if I do , I WILL TELL YOU ''.

'' A rich man with all the money can live in fear of losing it..... a man with knowledge can also live in fear of losing it..... but a man with Wisdom knows no fear ''.

'' If the door does not open at once it does not mean you cannot go in....... just have the key ''.

'' To go on the road less travelled can only mean you get
there quicker ''.

'' Two men sitting in a room in silence , one gets up and leaves , does that mean the one in the room is on his own , ....... not if he is telling you he is hearing voices in his head ''.

'' If trust goes out the window you might as well follow it ..
and hope you are on the ground floor ''.

'' If you follow the Majority you will always be led and You will never lead ''.

'' You stay with fools you become The Fool ''.

'' The one who feels he can find the answer ' outside ' is looking in the wrong place ''.

'' Behind every Act of Kindness there is always some kind of
motive , be it spiritual or otherwise ''.

'' A man's ' belief ' is not for another man to judge ........... for man has Freewill ''.

'' If you have one bad apple in the barrel it's better to remove it ........ unless you want cider ''.

'' I stand on my own even within myself ''.

'' It's stupidity at it's best and madness at it's worst to try to save one lost sheep and leave the whole flock vulnerable ''.

'' The man who travells the road on his own is the man who can live with himself ''.

'' The one who can '' play the fool '' in front of the King is the wise one ''.

'' Emotion and Reason...... it's a delicate balance , lose it , and there's no telling what's going to happen ''.

'' I am making lots of Art lately , the only problem is , it's in my head ''.

'' If I was to live a hundred years I would still know nothing ''.

'' Don't mind about living a hundred years and knowing nothing , you still have to ' pay as you go ' and if that don't get you Karma will ''.

'' Once we are born enjoy the Time for we begin the journey to our Death ''.

'' Life is a ' give and take ' situation .......... breathe in , breathe out ''.

'' For me my Art is my ' reason for being ' after that I am just here for the ride ''.

'' Today is a good day , I think ... yeasterday was a good day , I feel ... and tomorrow will be a good day , I hope ''.
'' Good and Bad thoughts will manifest in form ''.

'' I have been preparing for this day { any given day } and I am still not prepared ''
'' An Artist should know no borders ''.

'' A man is sitting in his house with his wife and thinks to himself '' I always have picture and no sound never a good balance '' when his dog comes in barking like mad because he is so happy to see the man . The man leans over and pats the dog and thinks to himself '' would I do the same if the wife was barking ''.

'' Day dreaming is a mental waste of time and can lead to a mental disorder ''.

'' Marriage is one easy contract to enter into ...... please sign here on the dotted line , and one minefield to get out of ......... please sign on All pages marked X ''.

'' Mistakes are the result of ignorance ''.

'' Want some irony ....... allowed , but not aloud ..... what , aloud is not allowed ....... I am a lot closer to me than you are ''.

'' Anger on a merry -go -round is like pissing against the wind , it all comes back ''.

'' Take life with a pinch of salt ! ... then you will need spice as well ''.

'' The imagination is the Matrix in which all great things are born ''.

'' If we leave things as they are , I feel man is doing a very fine job in destroying himself and the planet for future generations to pick up ''.

'' Look at life like a fast flowing river with ' stepping stones ' to cross , some near and some far apart ''.
'' When Emotion is in the front seat driving , Reason is in the back seat praying ''.

'' An Artist in all things should .... be an ArTiSt , and then be an ArtISt , and only then be an ARTist ''.

'' DO not take to heart what other people say , do or impose on you ..... let them bleed in their own ignorance .... just be true to yourself , we are all unique ''.

'' The Artist has the ' licence ' to bring to life the imagination .... it is a responsibility to all ''.

'' We all need Ego , in a way it helps to motivate us to achieve and survive but ' all Ego ' in a man of power or the ' collective Ego ' of a group or country could be the death of us all , it is in this awareness we can be better human beings ''.

'' Today is the first day of my life , it may also be my last ''

'' Never in Time as in now do we have so much power to destroy our planet and ourselves .... how we use it is a matter of concern to you.''

'' Today is the first day of my life ... Is this 'ground-hogs' day''

'' God created the world because he was bored now He is just watching his joke play out.''

'' To go through life in the ' fast lane ' paying attention to the small details is like passing an elephant through the eye of a needle ''.

'' Nothing lasts but Death and Death endures all ... it is the equalizer to all things living ''.

'' Yesterdays are memories that can livman into a boy ''.

'' The man who stands on his own is fighting his own inner ' devils ' along with the ones outside of himself ''. e on forever , it depends on what we want to hold on to ''.

'' A woman can turn a boy into a man or a
'' Peace of the Mind comes when the Mind stops thinking ...... that will be the day ''.

'' The imagination is the Matrix in which all mind games are played out , its how far we ourselves want to be involved that brings the reality into play ''.

'' When Reason is in the front seat driving , Emotion got left behind ''.

'' WHEN YOU STOP SEEING THINGS AROUND YOU , YOU CAN START LOOKING INSIDE YOURSELF ........ now this can happen if you are calm in Mind , wearing a yellow blue red zig - zag striped jumpsuit with the words 'SUCH IS LIFE' printed in gold on the back and doing the world tour of' ' the worlds highest bungee jumps wish I was some place else sites ' in a 1950's school bus painted matt black , me driving , Jack reading the map and with the cast and crew of the 1975 drama film One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest , singing .... ''and if that mocking bird won't sing , Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring ''.......... only when you start looking inside yourself ''.

'' The hidden message is the strongest one ''.

'' It is said , 'God is everywhere', in that case He should be easy to find but I am not interested in finding God I am interested in finding myself and that's a lot more complicated ''.

'' Everything outside of your self made you as you are , but did you ever ask yourself why ? ....... To discover , just sit with yourself and in time you can think for yourself ''.

'' Man since ' day one ' has always idolised gods { with a small ' g ' and one with a very big ' G ' } that he himself has created from his own mind , an event in nature or some unexplainable happenings or , better still , some other man's words that have passed to us to this very present day ............ Consider this : if none of the above ever happened we as Human Beings would treat our fellow Human Beings as Human Beings ".

'' Don't become poor by living beyond your means on borrowed money , others stand to gain from your actions and depend on your bad judgements ........ be wise in how it goes around.''

'' If you are walking the ' thin line ' always keep looking forward , never down and certainly not back , it is guaranteed others might be trying to push you off ''. Fact ...... '' all Artists can excel in their work from their own life experiences ''.

'' The worst situation to find yourself in at any given time is the situation you can do nothing about ''.

'' No matter what you may think ...... there will at times seem to be people against you whether you are right or wrong or can voice your opinion ...... when you are aware of this it could help to control your emotions and understanding of human nature , be as it is ''.

'' If you are sitting back and feeling content with your life , don't get too comfortable , Destiny will find you ''.

Think about this ..... '' it could be possible that most of today's problems world wide could be resolved if we were to study their outcome for the future ..... but I feel power and greed will stand in the way , how stupid we can be .''

Want some irony ......... '' I am so happy , today I think for the first time I have seen a profit ........... oh , you are so fortunate I wish I could see a prophet , it would make all the difference ''.

'' As Human Beings we tend to fear fear , but , as Human Beings it is one of our survival needs to know fear , therefore , we should try to use it as such ....... not easy to put into pratice when the time arises ''.

'' When someone is trying to move the blame over to you just for them to save ' face ' it is best for you to close your ears and not to give it any thought for it is the thought in the mind playing over and over that will bring you down ''.

'' It is better to chase after your dreams than to live in their shadows ''.

'' Why is it that for generation after generation the same mistakes are passed down , are we that naive that we cannot call a stop , or is it the fear of change that keeps us rooted in ignorance ''.

'' It can start in the Mind as a thought that just flashed in and it can stay there and in time fade away never to return , but nothing like a good idea comes into reality without that spark of enthusiasm ''.

I speak for myself ; '' In the making of art the two most difficult moments are .......... the Beginning and the End , but what happens in between can be pure joy as I know it ''.

'' Difficult times can be a ' wake up call ' , it's Destiny's way in showing you another path ''.

'' Parents can be foolish at times to think that their children can be like colouring books ...... fill in with-in the outline in nice colours and they have the child they wish for ....... this is in the never-never land of wishfull thinking and all things are made of spice ''.

'' I like to look at Death as a transformation ....... now you see me , now you don't ''.

'' All Art can influence people in some way or other to take a look at life outside of The Box ''

'' When the Mind is at it's best , and even when it's at it's low'est , it is the most powerful tool you will ever have ........ know when to trust it ''.

'' The only Unknown Time that people will be on time for , is their death ''.

'' In the technology world the new talk is all about ' Global Network ' .......... well , the language sounds right and the Internet will make it happen but before all this happened I think we already had ' Global Network ' , only we did not realise it .......... it's called Human Beings ''.

Define ART ; '' it cannot be done unless you were to write books on it which there will be no end to , ....... but I will ' define Art ' in one word ..... DIVINE ''.

'' Other Sentient Beings are playing out their part in protecting the planet , we as Human Beings are destroying it that the day will come when we have gone to far down the road to try to go back ...... we could be there sooner than we think ''.

'' The ' key ' to all men is through his thoughts ''.

'' ART is the door into the subconscious , once there you are on the ' yellow brick road ' ''.

'' A ' no answer ' is also an answer , that is , it can tell the other person many things and their Mind assumes the rest ........ so , do you feel confident.''

'' As an Artist I don't get bogged down in what the critics have to say , they have to make a living too ''

'' The one who gossips with you and be in no doubt about this , will gossip about you as soon as your back is turned ''.

'' Some people go through life with their finger on the fast forward button , others go through life remembering to smell the roses ''.

'' To give the fool advice , you are wasting your time , because then you become the bigger fool and worst still , you know it ''.

'' People who make promises easy are not to be trusted ..... they see life with only themselves in it ''.

'' Fools will gather around a fire on a sunny day and ' class A ' fools will cut the trees to fuel it ''.

'' A man can travel the world ten times over and never leave his Mind and all that's in it ..... so it's best to try to move up to first class ''.

'' There are a lot of extremely talented artists out there and I do not consider myself as one of them but I do credit myself in perserverence ''.

'' Right now in this very moment of time and it will always be , you are both living and dying ''.

'' The Arts will keep the door to the Mind open and push you deeper in , .......... it's a 'RoLLeR - CoAstEr' of a ride ''.

'' To die of old age and never have lived LIFE is a wasted journey ''.

'' We should not look after the planet just for ourselves but for the future of mankind and his survival ''.

'' To take risks in life is good , the outcome always opens new doors ''.

'' If we speak in anger , { we are all guilty } , it is always very difficult to take back the words and never the time before ''.

'' It's not about what you have lost but all about what you are left with ''.

'' A child is not born of any religious persuasion but born into a religious persecution and left to wander in ignorance ''.

'' We can teach children to ' copycat ' but it's best to encourage them to think for themselves , in that way both they and humanity stand to gain ''.

'' Older people relax , younger people loiter ''. Interesting how society can discriminate using the written or spoken word ''.

'' To have a day off is good for the body but you need to take the work out of the Mind , and then you have the ' Day Off '. ''

'' A wealthy man will always feel ' wanted ' because the people around him admire his wealth ''.

'' The Mind can be harder to open then a locked door ''.

'' If you listen to children with an open Mind the chances are that the ' child ' in you will answer ''.

'' The man who feels over confident in everything always has his own attention ''.

'' If you want to know something of a person's character take a look at the books they read ''.

Think about this ; '' In this time now we are no longer unaware of how different cultures can live because we now live in the time where primitivism is merging into modernity that the opportunity to look into our origins will soon be gone just like the way civilisations can and have disappeared in shorter
time ''.

'' If you listen to children with the Mind of an adult your answer is from the closed heart ''.

'' The man who sends his son to war without hesitation is not fit to call himself a father ''.

'' We should think before we act ..... and this is one in a thousand actions in a day ''.

'' If you can make people feel happy you also have the potential to make them sad and it's all to do with the emotions and the day that's in it ....... timeing ''.

'' You can talk all the time about what you wish you could do to change your situation but it is better to do something about it other than talk ''.

'' If we cannot learn from our past mistakes how then can we move on ''.

'' A humble person is always willing to see the situation with the eyes of a child and the mind in calmness ''.

'' What you call a miracle might happen now and then in your life and you are convinced it's a miracle but don't be fooled , because it is dangerous to rely on this trend of thought that the miracle will always be around the corner ''.

'' When you wake the sleeping dragon be prepared for fire ''.

'' If you get through life without crying there is something wrong because if you cannot cry you cannot laugh ''.

'' When words of truth are spoken to give hope and encouragement be very sure you can deliver ''.

'' When one gets older there are little allowances made for some adjustments ''.

'' To allow yourself to be happy in life should not be a 'crime' ''.

'' There are two things in life that are not permanent , success and failure ''.

My definition of Theology ; .... '' An ancient tradition that still prevails today in playing with religious guilt on people who refuse to think for themselves ''.

'' A wise Mind knows that common sense wins out all the time , but fools know different ''.

'' Human Beings have no colour ''.

'' Some people find religion after the Devil rejected them ''.

'' The Mind can and will always play ' tricks ' but can you tell the difference ''.

''In politices ........ I would not be worried about the things that are talked about but would be very concerned about the things that are not talked about ''.

Think about this ; As Human Beings and with the Mind that we have that is capable of alluring and demurring us ..... do you not think that we ourselves are creating ' God ' .

'' I measure success in my life in two ways , my work and the obstacles I have overcome ''.

'' You can give out good advice but it is only words to the listener but in reality the words put into practice has more effect ''.

'' When I know that enthusiasm has left me for good and not returning then I know I am dying ''.

'' A racist is someone who sees the world only as black and white ''.

'' The making of Art takes over the Mind and body to the extent that everything else in life is sacrificed ''.

'' I do not believe in a life after death but I know the strength of the Mind and it alone can create it's own heaven and hell ''.

'' The man who swaps his ' belief''s ' in middle life is like the headless chicken running around ''.

'' An Artist by natures design is a unique individual for he or she can cross over the ' fine line ' in the making for the end result ....... now where did I put my teddy bear ''.

'' When you are tied up in your own thoughts the fall can be hard if you are fooled ''.

'' What I can truly call my own and nobody has any part in ....... is my intuition ''.

'' You are responsible to your self first and nobody else , if not , what use are you to those who feel they need to depend on you ''.
'' There is a very fine line between genius and insanity , when this line is removed and the two merge as one you have an Artist in the making ...... if not you have a ' time bomb ' on your hands that can go in any direction ''. '' Just because you are lost it does not mean your compass is broken ''.

'' Some Artists are able to move between many worlds in the Mind but when we surrender ourselves to the imagination we need signposts to find our way back , where ever that may
be ''.

Just a thought ; .... '' Human conflicts of any kind and natural disasters are part of our world which will never change and they will always be with us but we can and have survived so long as we remember that the collective Ego does not get in the way and that we have not lost the use of reason as Human Beings otherwise we are on the road to self destruct in more ways than one . So for those in power I am hoping the collective Ego is not in the play or is this to much to hope for ? and to answer that ........ yes it is even to much to ask for , but if we bring ourselves into balance with nature and with our fellow Human Beings we have more than a good chance I would think , but this is only a thought and may never go into pratice , knowing human nature ''.

'' In every new day we are given the chance to make a new start in all aspects of our life , and nobody else , mentally and physically can make the first step , but it comes from deep within need ''.

'' The man who sets out to explore new territories is the man who first must know his own expectations ''.

Think about this ; '' Like what the internal combustion engine did for the horse-drawn carriage , well then picture this .... computers using their vast intellectual capacity to think on their own , to ' problem solve ' for humans in ways we cannot apprehend today , { but we have a ' good ' idea } , there is no doubt in my mind that this will dictate how future generations will evolve as Human Beings . Humanity as we know it and computers as we have designed them are ' hand in hand ' ... never to be separated ...... till death do us apart ...... and it may very will ''.

'' You don't need me to tell you this that life has it's ' ups and downs ' but if you don't take a risk now and then life will ' think ' that you are content in your ways and opportunities will pass you by and you yourself will not recognise the signs ''.

Just a thought ........ '' Why is it that people turn their heads even when the evidence is shouting out to them that the times we are living in is moving so fast that we can be left behind and all that is happening today was once a dream in other men's minds ........ and it's too flippened to say ' such is life '...... I think so , but so called progress will move us on in many ways that now more than ever Human Beings within their own stability of Mind have to build more ' walls ' to stop insecutity creeping in and as in everything Time will tell if we can cope with our own ' zest ' for progress . We cannot predict the future but we can and do invent it for mankind will keep moving forward in spite of his so called fears of the outcome and it will be all passed off as ' how we use it '......''.

'' We are what are thoughts are and therefore we alone are our own keeper ''.

'' I do not want to be led , I would sooner stand on my own two feet than my head and see the world upside down ''.

'' The fool can give advice to the wise man but the wise can keep his mouth shout ''.

'' Buy what you cannot afford because if you have to sell you could make a profit ''.

'' You are where you are because of your thoughts and you are going to where your thoughts will bring you ''.

'' Talent is dangerous amongst mediocrity minds ''.

'' Love sickness is curable by getting married ''.

'' Turn a blind eye and you are likely to get your butt kicked ''.

'' I trust my intuition in that it probable has saved me from making more mistakes than I already have ''.

'' Religion is man's band-aid for being Human ''.

'' Art without emotion is like working in the dark trying to make art with emotion ''.

I speak for myself ; '' As an Artist I ' find myself ' in the process of creativity ..... it is better than any physiologist's couch ''. '' A friend is someone who asks for nothing from you but your friendship ''.

'' You have already failed in life if you sit back and do nothing ''.
'' Each day can bring the chance for you to claim back more of yourself , for we are born not knowing our true self worth ''.

'' In the making of my Art I will strive for some kind of perfection or emotion to stand out but it will be on my own terms to myself ''.

'' Believe me I am just as surprised when I get it right ''.

'' Behind every successful person is the fear of failure ''.

'' I was born innocent into this world and I would hope to die innocent ''.

Just a thought ....... If you accept the status quo in life how do you expect to find self worth ......... but the people who ' feel ' they have all they need out of life are quite content in their status quo for them life is a Do Not Rock The Boat situation ........ status quo to me is an English boogie rock band formed in the early 1960's and still on the go in 2010 ...... I accept that ' status quo ' ..... Rocking All Over The World ...... ''.

'' Having a creative mind saves you from boredom but you pay the price in that everything else is boring ''.

'' When you start thinking of the future you are already in it , better to slow down and know the present ...... why rush ''.

'' It takes a strong will just to get through life and a stronger will to ' hang in ' there , but keep it in mind , there is no such thing as a free ride ''.

Think about this ; ....... '' There is enough religion in the world for men to hate and kill each other for their beliefs but there is not enough religion for men to live in harmony with each
other ''.

'' There is no running away from the fact that in our life time we will have to accept the consequence's for every thought and action we have and do ...... but don't let fear stop you , life is too short ''.

'' Generally , people who find themselves on their own at any time in the day or in their life time fear the silence , but it is in the silence you get to know your self and will power ''.

It's a waste of your time thinking about what other people think of you ...... if you only knew how rarely people think of you ''.

'' Like a drip that is slow to drop I move into acceptance day by day for it is what my intuition knows already and for me to open to it ''.

'' In growing old it is said you become wiser and that maybe true for some but others die before they ' wise up ' in how to put it to use ''.

'' The reason we take on a habit is because we do it without thinking but if we want to rid ourselves of the habit then we think about it 24 / 7 ''.

'' It is better for each man and woman to work out their own salvation in that way they are responsible for themselves ''.

'' To be yourself just realise nobody can be better than you at it ''.

'' When you get Real with yourself the world becomes unreal ''.

'' Into deeper darkness fall those who follow the madness ''.

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