Vincent's Yellow

a[n] [auto]biography and a love story.

The Sunflower

It started with a desire for fabric to fall, and for it to give me yellow silhouettes. It was sparked by ideas of creation and procreation. This set piece had to contain the time I thought maybe I met Vincent, that maybe he was with me. That moment of perfect union of course changed everything [...]

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Tue, October 26 2010 » Artists Inspired by Vincent, Personal, Theater piece » 6 Comments

The Myth

In the beginning, I avoided the “Van Go” aspect to this project right and left, I instead dug for the truth, and the truth could only be found in his letters, in his paintings, in history… Or so I thought. But the commodification, the misinterpretation, the drama, the mythology of Van Gogh is all important, [...]

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Mon, February 8 2010 » Artists Inspired by Vincent, Popular Culture, Research » 4 Comments

The Plan

This entry is about the plan for the play, Vincent’s Yellow. The Plan, like the play, like the book, has developed so naturally that it’s almost suspicious. Why suspicious? I never really feel like I’m planning. I just get ideas and they become plans. I’ll explain. I’ve always thought my play about Vincent and I [...]

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Mon, February 1 2010 » Personal » 2 Comments