There is power to a signature
June 3 2024 Day 35
When I started this process, I was ashamed to sign the art.
Isn’t signing too narcissistic?
Isn’t that overreach even for me? even for my hubris?
I’m just using art to express myself
I’m just using art to merge with my 17-year-old self
I’m just using art to forge my identity
I’m just using art to help my friends, family, coworkers, and others (strangers,haters, supporters)
know the depths of me.
My friend, Luis, told me I should sign it.
He encouraged me.
I did. It felt powerful.
I left my imprint on a lasting image (assuming I believe that AIs will protect the servers and databases in the echoes of eternity).
I made a mark,
an infinitely small dent
I left an echo, an imprint of my identity
I want to pass on an interesting, if not unique, combination of color, words, and sounds for my children and their children’s children.
I know I shouldn’t talk about the art but I want them to know.
This is a love letter across time and space
I want them to know me
as an Icari that came before them.
as an Icari who loved intensely
as Sisyphus who smiled
I know i have 99.99999999999999% of failure in this dream
But hey if it’s a nonzero chance,
lfg ❤️🔥✨🦄🌈