Darren Daz Cox, now in Pekin Illinois!
Gold paint is the great uniter and what the aliens desire!
I remember reading a sci-fi story in my scandalous youth about how humans were offered a trade of advanced knowledge for something the aliens didn’t have and the aliens finally accepted the idea of paint from us. I think that is so cool, after all, if you had the technology to make things non-corrodible and had holographic 3D artwork etc you could totally miss out on (or forget) the magic of paint!
Trust me, if you are feeling bored, depressed or have writer block, try this, buy a can of gold spray paint, get some rocks off the ground, or those old seashells laying around, and spray them (outside! safety first!!). Spray paint dries very quickly! Then gather up your handful of treasure and gloat! Gold makes you feel better, it just does, and it doesn’t have to cost you a lot of money. There is something magical about making something old and ‘worthless’ look shiny and precious, it will make you happy!
~*The Tempest – acrylic and tinted glue over an old framed print by Darren Daz Cox plus gold painted figures made by an artisan lost to history but still appreciated!*~
Gold paint unites all things it touches, from the humblest plastic toy and rusty Zippo case to archaeological artifacts that The Antiques Roadshow obliges us to keep in their ‘natural state’ if only for the sake of monetary compensation.
These clay figures, above, had been collected by my step-dad and passed on to me. They had spent decades in a satin-padded glass-covered display-box, a coffin, and while they might have some historical significance to a particular scholar, they are now painted gold. When you think about what they represent, a proud family, it seems to be a nice tribute to the artist because I’m guessing that had he owned a 7 dollar can of quality gold spray paint he would have sprayed them too, rather than to have them remain scorched from the fire.
Oh I know how ‘authentic’ works but really, we spoiled modern world people totally romanticize the external parts of primitive living. What primitive cultures have that we can’t exploit we are generally taught is merely base superstition, yet the chances are you’ve had some pretty deep thoughts and even profound experiences while sitting around a campfire under the stars and heck, the Dogone tribe in Mali, West Africa, has more astronomical knowledge than 99.99% of our college graduates and they don’t even have electricity or a written language ha!
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Originally posted 2008-04-18 17:08:17. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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April 18th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Your artwork is really beautiful, Darren. I’m glad I had the chance to stop by and check out your site. Definetly adding you to my favorites! I love looking at beautiful art, it inspires me. I also love anything holographic, and think the “aliens” can learn from us!
April 19th, 2008 at 6:59 am
Hi Ellen, actually, from all the ‘coast to coast am’ and David Wilcock, Richard Hoagland et al information, I’m thinking that there really are aliens here and all over the universe, most of them humanoid but not all mammals, and there is a federation, like the one in Star Trek Next Generation that is literally preventing us from killing ourselves with a ‘prime directive’.
What seems to be happening is they are influencing us in subtle ways, with signs and sightings to break out of the bonds of fear that television has put society into. Ever notice how just about everything is designed to make you afraid that’s shown on tv?
How you look, what career/stuff/money you have,everything on the news is designed to make you afraid,crime,war,terrorism,insane people, yet as Bill Hicks said, you look out you window and it’s beautiful, the only dangerous people are you and your neighbors when you allow fear to make you angry and reckless!
April 19th, 2008 at 7:27 am
I’m pretty sure Tiger Woods is an alien.
Gold makes me happy, too, whether it’s the warm glow of my wedding band or the rich amber of a glass bead.
April 19th, 2008 at 8:22 am
December 18th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I wouldn’t want to be too liberal about spraying just anything with gold paint, but as I considered the premise of your post, I realized that there would be a number of items that if I just painted gold would add immeasurably to my enjoyment of them. Something as simple as a collection of smooth and staked pebbles somewhere in my apartment would look great. Next time I feel a little creativity sapped you know what I’ll be doing!
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