Jul 18 2007
An American Mona Lisa
Once in a while I make an animation to post it at CamDogs and YouTube. Usually the clip depicts an animal reading poetry. Some people think I do not like literature or poetry very much, but I do.
It is easy to generate more than a thousand views on a Gorilla reading Charles Bukowski, whereas the poem itself posted anywhere on the Internet would not get that kind of attention. As far as I can see I am promoting literature instead of ridiculing it. A lot of people think differently, so I get flamed often for my good intentions.
I had anticipated responses like that with my “American Mona Lisa”, where I added the voice of one of the Sharon Tate killers, devout follower of Charles Manson, to this rock solid art icon. Nothing happened. Nobody is interested. I believe the video received a 100 clicks in one month, so I am shamelessly plugging it here.
Brilliant animation. Perhaps the reason you didn’t get views/comments was that it was lost in the billions and billions of webpages – quite a random process finding things on the web.
Yes, I probably made a mistake with the choice of keywords for YouTube’s database too. You know I forgot the name of the woman belonging to the voice. To find it again I will have to view two Charles Manson documentaries once again and somehow I have not found the time. It is always good to see you Jos!
He Hans I’m wireless and holidays…just see your Mona and I knew you love art and litterature.
Love and see you soon.
Sylvaine