TIM CANTOR
Tim Cantor is at first a visual artist. Yet his visions inspire his own stylized literature. His poetic verses speak the stories of his paintings. Brimming with inherent fears and loves, his writings are dramatic, yet they acurately mirror the scenes he creates - as well, they bare what lives in their shadows.
The following is a selected list of the artist's poems and writings that relate with specific paintings.
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The Spinning of Threads
"...Some dwell upon the past, and the path they did not take
The person they’ve become is different from their dream..."
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l'Ange
"...Could we not turn our stray to those that bleed?
And could we not dry tears with our own lost greed?..."
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Manon
"...The warm liquid of your eyes, it leaks out as poison pleas
They burn like wandered stars, like comets toward the seas..."
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1316
"...Perhaps it's our grace; this need to have meaning
An absolute thirst that lets us keep dreaming..."
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Fire & Snow
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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The Calm Before
"...A rose turned grey, by day, tarnished by the mist
Each day it changes shades, and dies, just a bit..."
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Ghosts of Crows
"...There is a tree that twists and grows, like a wrinkle in my hand
I see a child skipping years, and suddenly he’s a man..."
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The Blind Girl
"...My stranger and my china, my figment and my finding
It's you that suffers highly, ceaseless in my mind..."
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Like Child, Like Man
"...My three minds pull my eyes to numerous scenes
They fight with my focus, as if they are dreams..."
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Mother of One
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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The Hollows
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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Craven Age
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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Dilemma
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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Cry My Heart
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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Bed of Roses
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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Lake of Love
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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Beauty's Privilege
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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The Four Seasons
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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Aide-Mémoire
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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Dilemma
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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Feather & Hail
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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The Conduct of Life
"...Like me she’s a leaf, a leaf in a crowd, lost in proud voices
Crushed by the weight of humans and choices..."
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The Selfless Ballerina
"...She took away my fears, and embraced them as her own
Feel safe, she said, feel free, you will never be alone..."