Sunday, July 28, 2019

New Asemic Writing & Art by Kerri Pullo

 
Asemic art, writing and calligraphy by Kerri Pullo (Tucson, Arizona, USA)
 
 
 
I am thrilled to share this stunning new work by Kerri Pullo on Asemic Front 2.
 
An acclaimed asemic writer and visual artist who needs no introduction to this audience, Kerri Pullo has been a generous contributor to Asemic Front from the beginning, even when we were virtually unknown. Her high quality and intellectually challenging pieces here have generated great interest and, I am certain, helped attract the diversity of artists and writers who have and are making Asemic Front an epic chronicle of visual poetry in the 21st century.  
 
We know asemics are highly subjective. With that in mind I want to make the very non-objective statement that I find the piece above to be one of the finest examples of Kerri Pullo's work I have ever seen. (I add, with great pride, that I am deeply familiar with the phases of her work and have even had the privilege to be her editor!)
 
She is widely praised and noted for her calligraphy, which is showcased in this work. Kerri achieves an asemic perfection of calligraphy in the piece that few, if any, can match. (Don't take my word alone; see what other commentators have said about her skills.) The extraordinary blue-aquamarine tonality (rather than black and white) reveal the possibilities of asemic art and asemics as a branch of visual poetry.
 
Another interesting aspect of this work is the linearity. Lately, I have noticed Kerri Pullo has been exploring complex structures rather than linearity and simple glyph constructs. Here is an example:
 
 
 
 
 
 
I hope to soon take a closer look at these structural pieces. In the meantime, again, I am very excited to be able to share this new work on Asemic Front 2.
 
- De Villo Sloan
 
 


Tuesday, July 23, 2019

"Chaya Typed-over" - Collabs by Chaya-Malkah Frank & De Villo Sloan


 

Asemic Front 2 collab by Chaya-Malkah Frank (Columbus, Ohio, USA)
& De Villo Sloan (Auburn, New York, USA)
 
 
 
 
Collab starter using scan of textile asemic piece by Chaya-Malkah Frank
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type-over added by De Villo Sloan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Detail of collab by Chaya-Malkah Frank & De Villo Sloan
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collab by Chaya-Malkah Frank & De Villo Sloan (glitched)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Textile Asemics by Chaya-Malkah Frank



Textile asemic composition by Chaya-Malkah Frank (Columbus, Ohio, USA)
 
 
 
With residents John M. Bennett, C. Mehrl Bennett and Chris Wells, Columbus, Ohio in the USA heartland is a fabled location on the world map of asemic writing and visual poetry. Asemic Front 2 is pleased to officially add Chaya Malkah-Frank to our version of the chart, confident others will agree. She kindly sent this FAB fabric piece to the project, which I am thrilled to acknowledge and document.
 
Those familiar with Asemic Front know I have a deep appreciation for and interest in asemics made with fabric, string, and sewn. My appreciation for textile asemics is a reflection of the larger audience; posts of this kind always prove popular. So I am thrilled to greet Chaya Malkah-Frank at the beginning of what is sure to be an outstanding visual poetry career (re-phrasing something someone once said to someone else somewhere else). And I offer my deepest thanks. I hope to share more of her work as part of AF2.
 
- De Villo Sloan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Detail study of textile asemics by Chaya-Malkah Frank
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Sunday, July 14, 2019

More Interzona - Asemic Front 2 Collaborations: Ferran Destemple & De Villo Sloan



Detail of collab by Ferran Destemple (Barcelona, Spain)
& De Villo Sloan (New York, USA)
 
 
I recently received a package from Ferran Destemple in Spain containing completed collaborations, drafts & starters. This represents a continuation of mail art trades creating material for Ferran Destemple's Interzona project as well as for Asemic Front 2.
 
By focusing on the materiality of the process, I believe we have been able to enter into a spiritual collaboration with a third presence in the work: William S. Burroughs. My work with Ferran Destemple freely uses the "cut-up technique" & randomness principles to reveal truths concealed beneath the surface texts. I am greatly enjoying our work with Ol' Uncle Bill & look forward to more.
 
 
- De Villo Sloan
 















By Ferran Destemple (Barcelona, Spain) & De Villo Sloan (New York, USA)
 
 
 










By Ferran Destemple (Barcelona, Spain) & De Villo Sloan (New York, USA)
 
 














 
By Ferran Destemple (Barcelona, Spain) & De Villo Sloan (New York, USA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Solo piece by Ferran Destemple. This could be used as a collab starter if
put into digital form, but I would not alter the original paint on paper work.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sunday, July 7, 2019

Studies in Material Culture Series: Serse Luigetti & De Villo Sloan




Collab for the Studies in Material Culture Series (part of Asemic Front 2) by Serse Luigetti (Perugia, Italy) & De Villo Sloan (Auburn, New York, USA)
 
 
I am pleased to be able to use an iconic and highly relevant visual poem by Serse Luigetti for the ongoing Studies in Material Culture Series. I have produced several different variations of the cover.
 
For those who might be mystified, Studies in Material Culture is an imaginary journal. Only covers exist, but they are covers made by some of the world's best visual poets and asemic writers. (I am humbled and honored to be involved.) Often they are collaborations.  
 
Perhaps all these covers will be collected one day and made into a publication. But I am getting ahead of myself! In the meantime, deepest thanks to Serse Luigetti for his participation.
 
- DVS
 
 
 
By Serse Luigetti & De Villo Sloan (version #2)
 
 
 
 
 
By Serse Luigetti & De Villo Sloan (version #3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Original image by Serse Luigetti