Today has been an up and down day that sort of finished as an up one. It was not until early morning that I found out where my very large files of Arthur Erickson had wound up. They had been stored at Leap Creative (they celebrated yesterday!) and both they and I had forgotten them. I don’t know how I could have handled the loss as I am the photographer that photographed Erickson more than anyone. We were friends.
I cannot possibly forget how a few months before he died he was sitting alone at a table in a function run by Diane Farris. Nobody wanted to sit with him because he had Alzheimer’s. I went to his table and when I sat down I said, “Arthur I believe that you may have been influenced by Mexican/Spanish architect Felix Candela. He smiled.
An example of a Candela hyperbolic paraboloid. blog
We then had an intelligent conversation for about 50 minutes on the hyperbolic paraboloid. Think of the old TWA bulding in the John F. Kennedy International Airport in NY>
A hyperbolic paraboloid is a three dimensional; double ruled surface that is generated by two sets of parallel lines that are in turn not parallel to each other. All cross sections of this paraboloid along the axis of symmetry yield parabolas. Study.com
I will treasure our conversation until I meet my soon to happen oblivion.
Tomorrow I am giving a lecture at the C41 Café 2948 West 4th Ave from 6 to 8 on the theme Photography Inspired in Art. I am not int the least nervous so until the lecture I really have nothing to do tomorrow.
As I lay in bed tonight with Niño (my male cat) on top of me I felt guilty about not writing my blog. I was also hungry.
Many who may have read my blogs in the past might know that with Rosemary now gone everything I do every day is in her memory. I like to sort of quote St. Luke where Christ is parting bread at the last supper and says to his apostles, “Do this in remembrance of me.”
Rosemary had curious eating habits. She had a fondness for eating tomato sandwiches in the evening. So I made myself one and as I ate it I remembered the love of my life.
She will be proud in my mind tomorrow when I give my lecture although with her around she might have pointed out some of the mistakes I will probably make.
