Surface Verses Probe
Charles Clough
1993

Moments
&
edges
of
difference
leaps
of
fearless
joy
fictions
of
love
as
facts
of
life
to
hang
up
on
the
wall.

Rhythm
&
resemblance
as
quasi
picture
puzzles
illustrating
cartoon
jokes
symbolizing
representations
of
allegories
of
terrific
iridescent
psychedelic
flames
of
freedom
flashing.

Word
chords
next
to
colors
striking
cor
es
pon
dence.

A
“final
vocabulary”
of
ptg.:
how
real
can
a
ptg.
be?
How
truly
fully
painterly?

Painting
printing
ptg.?
How
ptg.
repro
imagery
can
be
re
pro
trans
fer
ability.

Ptg.
over
nothingness
re
cover
means
to
be.

Ptgs.
aren’t
pictures:
material
particular
meta-poly-trans-symbolic
pools
of
emotions
ruminations
imaginations
swirl.

The
image
ooze
a
wotz
it
a
fantastic
target
of
now
you
&
eye
be
coming
symbol
ol
o
gy.

Inflections
illusions
imagic
edges
of
perception
muddles
of
cognition
the
thrill
of
free
creation.

Glancing
smearing
seeming
moment
of
resemblance
on
the
cusp
of
configuration.

Reillusionment
disalienation
won’t
relieve
pain
just
another
special
pleasure.

The
nature
of
the
edge
the
breaking
of
the
paint.

How
do
we
pay
for
beauty?
How
do
we
charge
our
selves?

Re
cog
nize
our
cru
el
ty
&
change
it
in
to
art.