THE STRANGER / 2016 / oil on canvas / 22" x 28"...
Read a painting comment below...
The one who pretends to know himself
Or the one who knows he doesn't?
Has that other me become the "good self-image"
I'm supposed to have?
And has anyone ever had a good self-image
That could satisfy the ideal-image of who that person wants to be?
Then beyond that goal, is there anyone who did not discover
That there is no ideal-image,
That's ideal enough to satisfy a human being?
So, what would I be missing and what would life be like,
Without the noise or needs of that other me?
Could that be the sound of one hand clapping?