Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2012SYR15
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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.
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Waiting for the bus
poster information
Description
Waiting for the bus
among spires and concrete
Some tenderness here.
I remember originally submitting three haiku, all of them with the same first line: “Waiting for the bus.” I just think that's an interesting threshold for people. They are not where they want to be; they're headed somewhere else. It's like waiting rooms and airports; there's a chance of something else happening.
In this haiku, there are spires and concrete, the emblems of the city, but also the possibility of something other, something more. The abstract word “tenderness” is contrasted with the tangible. When I'm traveling, or when I'm in a new city, I try to take the bus. I like that. There's adventure in it, and a way to discover the place.
I chose this poem because I was very attached to the imagery that came to mind. I thought of the color palette of downtown Syracuse and the interesting architecture there. The image is a mash-up of several distinct buildings downtown. They are abstracted so much in order to get a primitive impression of the scenery.
To enhance the imagery, I used more of a gritty, childish style. The piece is done digitally, with added textures. The architecture of the buildings downtown interests me so much that I have just completed another illustration piece featuring it.