STATEMENT FOR "MEDITATIVE"
show at Feature Inc.
530 West 25th Street,Chelsea
NYC
August & September, 2005

A BRIGHT GRASS GREEN CURVILINEAR FORM SKIPS GENTLY ACROSS THE "SCREEN" BEHIND MY CLOSED EYES............ I AM MEDITATING.
I'VE PRACTICED THE TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION PROGRAM FOR
A HALF HOUR EVERY MORNING AND EVENING FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS.

THE GREEN VISION COMES WITH FEELINGS OF DELIGHT, YET IT'S SOLEMN TOO. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT LIFE EXPERIENCE (IF ANY) IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH - THAT DOESN'T MATTER. WHAT DOES MATTER IS THE VISION ITSELF BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE AN OFFERING. IT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S THE BEGINNING OF MY ART MAKING - THE EMBRYO OF A FUTURE PAINTING. I CALL THESE EXPERIENCES "SEEDS". THEY COME IN MANY FORMS; VISIONS, THOUGHTS, SENSATIONS, EMOTIONS. WHATEVER THE FORM, "SEEDS" ALWAYS MANIFEST INNOCENTLY AND EFFORTLESSLY IN THE DEEP SILENCE OF MY MEDITATIONS.

LATER IN THE DAY IT'S TIME TO PAINT. I BEGIN BY RECALLING A "SEED". EACH ONE IS A KEY THAT UNLOCKS A SPECIFIC CHANNEL OF AWARENESS. THE PHYSICAL ACT OF PAINTING JOGGLES THIS AWARENESS. ENLIVENED, IT MOVES - UNFOLDS - REVEALS ITS MYSTERIES. ALL MYSTERIES TRANSLATE INTO BANDS OF COLOR WHEN ENERGY TRAVELS FROM MY MIND TO MY FINGERS AND ONTO THE PAPER.

STRIPES, AS VISUAL LANGUAGE, OFFER ME WHOLISTIC FREEDOM TO EXPRESS EVERYTHING WITH COLOR. THE FOCUS IS INTENSE, YET RELAXED - PRECISE, YET EASY. I SIMPLY ALLOW ALL MY ATTENTION TO GENTLY FLOW ALONG THIS FINE THREAD OF AWARENESS. THERE IS NO EFFORT FROM MY SIDE. THE FLOW IS SELF-GENERATING. WHEN THE FLOW STOPS, THE PAINTING IS
DONE.

RESUME: http://jerifelixresume2008.blogspot.com/