Tales of the Artful Stalker Ten

Yesterday in this video I mention Denny Dent whose ‘Art Attack’ became famous. Last night I was watching Hardcore Pawn, and a Dent imitator was on. The other pawn shop show in Vegas has a Denny on the wall. Artists are keenly aware of these coincidences, because they are winged messengers, Zephyrs to our Muses.

The late artist, Denny Dent, was a friend of my friends in Oakland. He dated my famous sister, the artist ‘Rosamond’, in Junior High School. The last time I saw him he suckered me into driving him around Oakland to buy grass. He was trying to score some heroin unbeknownst to me and Keith who also dated Christine. In a month Denny is widely known as an out of control addict ripping his friends off. Denny got straight and performed on stage with Rock greats. He was transformed and got in touch with the creative aspects of Lord Shiva who I suspect was once a female deity, the goddess of the un-known…..and the empty canvas.

“Thou shall not know me.”

Jon Presco

Copyright 2014

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https://rosamondpress.wordpress.com/2013/08/10/the-undying-spirit-of-denny-dent/

Shiva (Śiva; /ˈʃɪvə/  listen (help·info) meaning “The Auspicious One”), also known as Parameshwara (the Supreme God),[1] Mahadeva, Mahesh (“Great God”) or Bholenath (“Simple Lord”), is a popular Hindu deity and considered as the Supreme God within Shaivism, one of the three most influential denominations in Hinduism.[2][3] Shiva is regarded as one of the primary forms of God, such as one of the five primary forms of God in the Smarta tradition,[2] and “the Destroyer” or “the Transformer”[4] among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. Shiva is also regarded as the patron god of yoga and arts.[5][6][7]
Shiva is usually worshiped in the aniconic form of Lingam.[8][9][10] Shiva of the highest level is limitless, transcendent, unchanging and formless.[11][12][13][14][15] However, Shiva also has many benevolent and fearsome forms.[16] In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash,[4] as well as a householder with wife Parvati and two sons, Ganesha and Kartikeya or as the Cosmic Dancer. In fierce aspects, he is often depicted slaying demons. The most recognizable iconographical attributes of the god are a third eye on his forehead, a snake around his neck, the crescent moon adorning and the river Ganga flowing from his matted hair, the trishula as his weapon and the damaru as his instrument.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva_(Judaism)

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Dennis E. “Denny” Dent (April 5, 1948 – March 29, 2004) was an American speed painter who was known for his frenetic performances as he painted large portraits of celebrities.[1]
Dent was born in Oakland, California and graduated from Oakland High School. His style emerged after he painted a spontaneous portrait of John Lennon at a 1980 vigil. Dent married Ali Christina Flores.
A Denny Dent performance, which he referred to as a “Two-Fisted Art Attack,” consisted of him rapidly painting on a 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) black canvas with multiple brushes in both hands, as well as painting with his bare hands, to a musical accompaniment. Over the course of just a few pop/rock songs, he would complete a portrait. His subjects were most often musicians, but also included other entertainers, sports figures, and political leaders. One of his most famous performances was at the Woodstock ’94 concert.