The weather has turned; its icy cold and the rain has become an option for walking excuses.. I decide to stay inside, make some bad art and view the outside day of protests via twitter updates. The constant sirens and noise from the windows makes it feel that the feeds are reporting action close by. My ears try to distinguish between the builders next door, the schoolyard close by and general waves of commotion. It all seems to be closing in today and I am missing the routine of work, art and play. Im missing my dog, Im missing my boys and Im missing Mat even though we squeezed a chat in during my morning/ his evening.
monoprix (coles??) new parkas
I research how the fluro yellow jaunts gilets has been absorbed by the culture and has filtered through fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, streetwear such as Camper and Nike down to the local monoprix’s new ski range. I suppose rebellion is always in!
Ive noticed that if I am out and about and see a flash of yellow I quickly turn to evaluate the situation sometimes on a train I wonder if the person wearing the yellow scarf knows they are being judged and classified. I wish I had bought my yellow Bowie suit!. It definitely has turned into a huge signifier. I remember readying a book on colour and advertising and yellow being one of the most highest recognised so now it has this secondary weight ..especially in France. I also think of Yellow in the language of racist american western movies “yellow bellied” its kind of awesome that a word can be turned around completely.
I paint a few leaves in some yellow paint I find at the studio and scoff at my ridiculousness when I realise its oil and it wont be dry forever! hopefully the old leaves absorb some of the moisture! Its an obvious reach but I tend to always start that way. in my head im already working on plans for back in Hobart but here I need some immediate satisfaction.
Twitter is telling me thats theres mixed feelings about the protests continuing over christmas and they’re suggesting a temporary truce so they keep the popular opinion. Its hard for me because its a much bigger picture than my break in Paris so as much as having the tramlines open to broaden my experience and give me a break from tourist central I do get a concentrated view point and I am a tourist so let see what I have to work with x