Tag Archives: Virginia Woolf

that lead beneath brambles to the bodies and minds of others

Posted on September 7, 2014 by davidtoop

The book jacket is designed by Vanessa Bell, sister to Virginia Woolf. Her drawing for the front of the jacket is of trees and grasses, many black pen lines pulling and curling in vortical movement, little differentiation made between figure … Continue reading →

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Automatic writing

Posted on March 9, 2014 by davidtoop

Robert Ashley’s death last week gave me the odd feeling that I should have been listening to more of his music. Absurd really, to self-impose a kind of obligation to consume. The truth is I loved his work but never … Continue reading →

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mouth of shadows

Posted on July 4, 2012 by davidtoop

Andre Masson: Automatic Drawing (1920s) “she speaks to me a language so soft that at first I do not understand . . .” (Aimé Césaire, Son of Thunder, 1948) “I have always wondered why automatic writing has not been invoked … Continue reading →

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