L U N A T A L K with Eva Moon

Sunday in the Park (and elsewhere)

September 30, 2007 on 10:18 am | In Arts, General Musing, Travel |

I think I saw every single piece of artwork on display in the Tate Museum today. I could happily have spent longer there if there had been more to see. What was there was both fascinating and beautifully curated. I became of fan of Francis Picabia. He tried on artistic movements like new shirts - constantly changing, impossible to label. And he did it at least partly as an artistic statement in itself - ridiculing the pretentious seriousness of the art circles he moved in.

He even reinvented his own paintings, painting new elements over old, changing styles, content, meaning.

I have the same tendencies in my own work. I’ve been criticized for not clinging to a particular style - not being classifiable. There is some justification to the critique. One style can take years to fully comprehend and master. But I can’t resist the lure of exploration and many of my songs deliberately poke fun at the originals. I also reinvent old songs. “Circle of Stuff” started life as a rock anthem. Today it is a lively samba. The lyrics for “Spice it Up” were recently written over as the more controversial “Brazilian Wax” (though both versions have the theme of keeping sex adventurous over time). But enough about me.

After exhausting the Tate we moved operations to the Victoria & Albert Museum in search of artifacts from the 13th century for book research. We found a few interesting things - including beautiful reproductions of the tombs of King John and Eleanor of Aquitaine (one of the most interesting women ever).

A longish walk back to the hotel through Hyde Park and a brief respite before looking for dinner.

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