Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2006SYR12
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
You also receive…
An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
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Poem Inspiration Location
A Bronzed Columbus
poster information
Description
A bronzed Columbus
in front of the Cathedral
found by stray pigeons
I enjoy sitting at Columbus Circle, especially in the summer. It's a great place to observe life. One day I looked at Columbus and thought he sailed a long way to find this land only to be now found by pigeons. I don't believe he “discovered” this land, but he was an explorer, and now pigeons were “exploring” him. There he was, standing tall and proud, being semi-abused by a city bird, which is quite common.
It really is a fairly simple observation on life and nature, and that's the way I think most haiku and senryu should be. Keep it very simple and let the readers find their own depth.
Not quite a photograph, not quite an illustration. That's what I love about this piece.
This work started as the sketch, and after spending countless hours on two (yes, twice as many as one) finishes, the general consensus by everyone was they liked the sketch the most. I liked the second finish the most, but it's not always about me, is it? The image you see was my sketch.
I'm a bit anal when I do a photo shoot. If I take less than 300 pictures I consider myself lucky. From there I narrow it down to one. Before digital, I was lost. Hopefully this piece accomplished what I set out to do—capture one side of Syracuse and one side of Mr. Gaurnier's fantastic haiku.
After settling on the right photographs to weave together, I try to weave in some story and affect a reaction from the viewer. For more about me and my work, you can visit my web site at www.jeremyshuback.com