Never ever forget art. It holds the idea, imbues the space, leads the way. Brendan Burden’s ironical take on formal portraiture of fancy pigeons touched me at a visceral level. Who has not felt like a pigeon in their lives I ask? The pest of the avian world, these birds were carved hieroglyphs and heralded war heroes. It’s hard to feel ignored when you feel like a diamond. When you ARE a priceless gem. When Peter chose this very pigeon amongst all of the fancier pigeons to adorn this wall and become the first largest print Brendan made of this series, it was because he saw himself in the scrapper. I thus present you then with the formal portrait of my love: curious, humble, humorous, hard working, hard living, dedicated, stubborn and above all..a survivor. So next time you see art, whether on a wall, above the clouds or in the gutter, pause a fleeting moment and gut check. What you feel when you see art is who you are.
