Darren Daz Cox, now in Pekin Illinois!
Go B Zine the art zine by Darren Daz Cox
One of the many (double) pages of my new zine that is becoming behind schedule because I can’t stop trying to add just one more visual element (without the composition collapsing like a house of cards).
To me, ‘more is more’ until it is too much, but how much is too much? all I can do is trust my own sense of the ascetic.
When folded into the paper zine these pages will not connect visually but one of the many enjoyments is to see how the pages that will end up next to these two halves WILL connect. After all, the same artist will have done both with the same tools so there will be a common thread.
I want this zine to have many layers, one: the obvious ‘content’, stories, poems, artwork etc, two: the connection between the various pieces of content, some of which are obvious such as the alien species called Meganoids are mentioned in several places but some are less apparent, even to me, and as I add content seemingly at random it suddenly connects in a meaningful way, making the project a success before it is even finished.
There is another layer where the abstract light and shadow can activate the innate creativity of the mind, the same way that you might see a face in a cloud, even if you pride yourself on your sensible rational no-nonsense nature, your mind is still making you see imaginary faces in clouds, and that is proof of your innate creativity, you can’t help but create things, in clouds, in your dreams and your waking fantasys, creativity is the type of engine your mind uses.
The complex artwork and careful design is such that it should stimulate that part of your mind that is beyond your rational willpower to control.
You can’t not see that face in a cloud once you initially see it can you? Well, you will see things in this zine that are not actually there because that’s how your mind works.
What you do with the things you see and feel are entirely up to you, but i think if you consider this zine a cataylist for your own creativity it will work best!
back cover of Go B Zine issue #1 by Darren Daz Cox, oil on canvas
Originally posted 2008-07-12 07:33:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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July 14th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
The band sounds interesting. I’ll have to look them up.
Good and creative energies to you..especially for zine. I am looking forward to discovering all the magical things that aren’t actually there.
~gypsy-heart
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