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Title: Coincidence of Memory by Viggo Mortensen ISBN: 0-9721436-0-2 Publisher: Perceval Press Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: No mere "Coincidence"
Comment: Actor. Musician. Photographer. And, last and perhaps most intriguingly, poet. Viggo Mortensen wears plenty of different hats as an artist. "Coincidence of Memory" collects assorted poetry, paintings and photographs ranging from the late 1970s to 2002. Whenever they are from and whatever they are, his creations are vivid and very striking.
In both his visual and literary art, Mortensen shows a sort of evocative simplicity. His poetry can bring to mind very powerful emotions that are left up to us to imagine ("Tried to say something/that filled my mouth/and longed to rest/in your ear/Don't dare write/it down for fear it'll/become words, just/words..."). He can also bring to mind simpler, more everyday things like arguments, frozen roads and observing the changes in nature.
His photography has the delicacy of a painting, with skilful use of light and color -- and the paintings are even better. For example, one is a simple shot of a mossy tree trunk surrounded by dry grass; another is of a leafless tree reflected in a car hood, and yet another is a darkly-lit picture of some little plants on the ground. Most striking is a photograph of electrical cables "intruding" on a grassy spot.
There's an intimate, capture-the-moment feel to Mortensen's photographs, as if you can see these things through his eyes for a moment. The paintings are just as good, such as "Self-Portrait, April". It's a picture of Mortensen's lips and chin, with all other featured obscured by a collage-like swirl of hazy artwork. The paintings are definitely absorbing, even if you don't understand the story behind them.
Viggo Mortensen's evocative, thoughtful artwork is shown in three different forms -- poetry, photographs and paintings -- in the beautiful "Coincidence of Memory." A haunting, remarkable collection of Mortensen's work.
Rating: 5
Summary: More than just a Coincidence...
Comment: Coincidence of Memory is a very eclectic journey of thoughts and visuals which keep you mesmerized from one page to the next. It is a book that can be displayed and shared with friends or picked up in the need of some tranquil and thought provoking times. By reading the poems, verses and viewing the images created both through photography and paintings with much diversified mediums and imagery you are taken on a journey of creativity. The cover of the book drew me to it, as it brought me back to my own childhood when my parents used to take me to "El Retiro" a beautiful park in Madrid, Spain. The picture captured those feelings of peace and happiness of long ago and brought them to the present. That interpretation is what art photography is about, capturing an image in the physical and transferring it to feelings of the heart. Viggo exemplifies so many creative people's dreams and goals that you can be successful in doing a multitude of endeavors. He serves as a mentor to the creative mind and this book typifies that conviction. It is clear from immersing one self in this book that the author has acquired much wisdom, knowledge and deep seated feelings through travel and being exposed to different cultures at a young age. If this book is representative of his other literary works I for one will definitely be awaiting their many arrivals into my observer's view.
Rating: 4
Summary: Why i bought this book
Comment: I bought this book , as i'm a fan of Viggo, the actor ,and had read and seen some of his work on the internet and was very curious to see more.
The book has wonderful , high quality photos,examples of Viggo's art,( the collages are great) and poetry( un-rhyming) that Viggo has written over the years, which i admit had to read a couple of times to understand it, but overall thought the book was worth the money, especially as i bought it from Percival Press , through Amazon.com rather than Amazon.co.uk, as it was triple the cost price over here in England.
I would highly recommend this book,and the Percival Press for their excellent service!!
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Title: SignLanguage by Viggo Mortenson, Viggo Mortensen ISBN: 1889195499 Publisher: Ram Publications Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Viggo Mortenson - Recent Forgeries by Viggo Mortenson, Viggo Mortensen ISBN: 1889195324 Publisher: Smart Art Press Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Theology and the Religions: A Dialogue by Viggo Mortensen ISBN: 0802826741 Publisher: EERDMANS PUBLISHING Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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