“There are some things concerning
which we must always be maladjusted if we are to be people of good will.
We must never adjust ourselves to racial discrimination and racial
segregation. We must never adjust ourselves to religious bigotry. We
must never adjust ourselves to economic conditions that take necessities
from the many to give luxuries to the few and leave millions of God's children smothering in a cage of poverty in the midst of an affluent society.”Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. excerpt from his speech to the American
Psychological Association, 1967. Robert Johnson, If I Had Possession
Over Judgment Day ,1936 (excerpt). Patrick Burke, Visualmyth. Since the 1948 launch of the OAS, the United States has been bound by
the terms of the Inter-American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of
Man, known as the Bogotá Declaration.
The most significant human rights document up to that time (the United
Nations Declaration on Human Rights came shortly thereafter), it obliged
the states of the Americas to protect “the right to life, liberty and
the security” of every human being, to give protection to families and
to grant “all children … the right to special protection, care and aid.” Todd N. Tucker, How Mexico Could Force America’s Hand on Immigrants.
Created to celebrate the genius of David Bowie using his paintings of
the Red Monkey, Iggy Pop and his self portrait and NASA
photographs of the planets. Music from "Outside". The Motel and I'm
Deranged written by David Bowie. Virgin Records. Pattern designs by Donald Jordan. Powered
by ONADIME. Visualmyth by Patrick Burke.
Slow Down Small Town written by Tom Callagy. Vocals by Bria Kelly,
original version. Tom Callagy, guitar. Five paintings by Edward
Hopper, animated by Patrick Burke. Powered by ONADIME. Public domain
film clips.
Visualmyth by Patrick Burke.
“It’s a Christian supremacist agenda, the idea that God intended and
mandates Christians to lead and control the United States for the
religious vision that they hold and the policy implications that flow
from it." Frederick Clarkson, Political Research Associates.
Harry Manx performs "Nine Summers Lost" from his album, "Bread &
Buddha". This video was shot at a sound check before his performance at
Hugh's Room in Toronto. Film clips: Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire. Dziga
Vertov, Enthusiasm. Berlin 1937 - 45, Public Domain. Visualmyth by
Patrick Burke.
Marvin Gaye, "Mercy Mercy Me". Written by Marvin Gaye. Produced by
Marvin Gaye. Tamla Records. From "What's Going On" 1971. Liberation of the Netherlands 1945,
Public Domain footage. Rembrant van Rijn, Public Domain images.
Amsterdam Canal footage by Xewat Studios. Photo: Rijksmuseum Library.
Visualmyth by Patrick Burke. "Hovering above them all is the fundamental question of whether the
United Stateswill continue to disrupt important elements of the world
order it did so much to build and so much to maintain over the past
seventy years.” Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Created using footage from cameras mounted to the landing craft. Newgrange, Ireland footage, Public Domain. (actual source unknow at this time.)
JS Bach, Cello Suite #1 in G, Yo Yo Ma cello. Visualmyth by Patrick Burke. Anotherdanger to the USA is now from within. King Bozo the Only - aka "Cyrus" - the Persian ! - and his fundamentalist "christians" launching their Jihad from within the U.S. armed forces. "The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF),
of which I am Founder and President, has been the leading opposition to
this encroachment of religious extremism in the armed forces." Mikey Weinstein.
"War is a burden that transcends time and space."Brigadier General (Ret.) Jack Hammond, executive director of Home Base.
I became an artist in 1977 after spending three years as a commercial fisherman in Alaska where I fished for King Crab, shrimp, halibut and salmon on the North Pacific and on the Bering Sea. It was an amazing experience; inspired by sleep deprivation and the urge to survive I began to draw and paint. Prior to fishing I considered myself a writer, soaking up experiences, writing prose, poetry and short stories. I also spent 3 years as a herdsman on dairy farms in Vermont and in Washington state, my thinking at the time was that if I learned to fish and farm I would be a true Irishman, and I would always be able to get a job.
So I experienced the "ancient/primal" occupations. I have exhibited my work in galleries in the US and Europe. In 1991 I had the good fortune of being the first American artist to have an exhibit in East Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall, in Kulturhaus Treptow. My current goal is to write as much as I paint, combine unseen elements - create a big circle for the wind to blow through, causing sound. "There's plenty where plenty comes from."
email:visualmyth@gmail.com
