Self-obsessed, self-aware, self-referential, self-examining, outrageously self-aggrandizing and endearingly self-deprecating, Joshua Abelow’s ASHES GIFTED is a collection of tongue-in-cheek words and images that could, if it wasn’t such a risky idea, be offered to favorite painters and poets to mix into their work.
I Don’t Want to Name Names
My name is Joshua Abelow. It feels great to write my name. I love the way it looks in print. It looks great typewritten or handwritten. It looks especially beautiful on the face of a big check. Most people call me Josh, but recently a girl from Switzerland told me she prefers calling me Joshua because it’s more beautiful. I told her I was fine with that. My birth name is, in fact, Joshua, but Josh is easier for Americans to say and I grew up in America. I decided to use Joshua, instead of Josh, as my professional name because I like the way the “A” at the end of Joshua lines up with the “A” at the beginning of Abelow. Like this: JOSHUA ABELOW. One of the reasons I decided to become an artist at an early age is because Abelow is an interesting-sounding name. It sounded artistic to me so I figured I must be artistic, too. Famous artists always have interesting-sounding names. I’m not famous, but I’m convinced my name is preceding me in this regard. Fame is just around the corner, like my next lover or girlfriend. A name must look good in print for an artist to become relevant – this is common knowledge. The downside to having a good-looking name is that the work might not live up to the name. What a drag that would be. It happens all the time, but I don’t want to name names.
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