Of arms, legs and man I sing - assemblage

Of arms and man I sing or I sing of arms and man or

of arms and the man I sing referencing Virgil, Shaw

or the experimental rock group depending on your

literary/ musical background. War is the main issue

and here in this assemblage we see the torn arms and

legs of toy soldiers and an occasional cowboy

drenched in tar. I originally did this piece without the

tar but somehow it called to me (kinda like the muse

of Virgil) to slop the tar over the piece. That’s an

obvious reference and I am told to quit commenting

on my pieces of art. Art should for the observer to

make the connections. But what usually happens is

the viewer makes some disparaging remark on some

intention of which I had no intention to arouse.

Basically they don’t get it. I’m just trying to help it along.