Author Archives: Sam Formosa

About Sam Formosa

Conceptual artist, painter, sculpture in ceramics, paper, metal, wood and who make use of his created alphabetical, numerical, and musical notation systems as core foundation of his art work.

Coynolami

A solution to a problem…

Coynolami

In G major.

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A solution to a problem.

That pops up its daily head.

It’s rhythmic in a sense.

Yet, it pushes forward to progress.

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Reflections from the Mediterranean.

Toloema

Neglect and shame…

Toloema

In F major.

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Neglect and shame.

What would a word be?

We, that marked your word.

We, the ink, the brush and the pen.

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Reflections from the Mediterranean.

Netifona

Slid, slid through the eight-test….

Netifona

In D major.

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Slid, slid through the eight-test.

From the brush head to the paper ground.

Leaving marks of mind behind.

As it turns, and turns till it fades till it becomes the ground.

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Reflections from the Mediterranean.

Iakolam

The eight-form test of paint…

Iakolam.

In B3 major.

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The eight-form test of paint.

How tight and close to the curve.

Running clean lines.

The longer the line extends.

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Reflections from the Mediterranean.

Desokoy

Unknown writings…

Desokoy.

In A3 major.

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Unknown writings.

Slowly began to speak.

Laid buried under sandy earth

And a deep load of fallen autumn leaves.

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Reflections from the Mediterranean.

Almavk

The painting palette is a beauty…

Almavk

In G3 major.

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The painting palette is a beauty.

In an abstract sing-song way.

The birth of colourful ideas.

On to a place in a more formal way.

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Reflections from the Mediterranean.

Reremeso

A bed of pine needles…

Reremeso

In F3 major.

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A bed of pine needles.

On a hard sloppy dry crack bed.

In arcs of rhythmic planes of waves.

Playing their shade of greys in the sunlight shade.

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Reflections from the Mediterranean..

Gammyes

The internet is down again….

Gammyes.

In G major.

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The internet is down again.

Not to worry, the CD is at hand.

Clarinet Concertos No1 and No2.

Carl Maria von Weber, please play it again!

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Reflections from the Mediterranean.

Nedoavi

Smile and forget…

Nedoavi.

In E major.

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It’s a case of profiteering slander.

A verbal injury to the dead.

On behalf of their honour

Restitution has to be paid.

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Reflections from the Mediterranean.

Idofalia

Rowing up the river…

Idofalia

In D major.

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Rowing up the river.

On a small wooden boat.

The world passes downstream.

As moments lose their gloss.

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 Reflections from the Mediterranean.