Razing Arizona: Art Inspired By The American Southwest

Razing Arizona: Art Inspired By The American Southwest

We spent two weeks on the road in Arizona, spending our time in Phoenix, the Grand Canyon, Sedona and Tucson. First and foremost, we had a great experience there and everybody was very friendly. That WON’T be reflected in this video!

I used the very recognizable imagery of the geography to act as a jumping off point for specific social commentary and the like, but everything pretty much ends with any associations at that point. As Max Ernst said, “Creativity is that marvelous capacity to grasp mutually distinct realities and draw a spark from their juxtaposition.” I was going to write up brief summaries of each work to explain them and reinforce that point but that tends to run against my nature to let the art speak for itself. In addition, not providing any artist commentary provides safe havens for open interpretations of the work. In many ways, I’m just the receiver of input with a ‘record head’ to capture it all as I see it. Others may see other things as they tune in or, tune out for that matter.

Razing Arizona: Art Inspired By The American Southwest ©2023 Robert Dada

All visual artwork ©2023 Robert Dada
‘Razing Arizona’ (Soundtrack) written and recorded by Robert Dada ©2023
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Chapter Titles

00:00 - Opening Titles
00:17 - Dude Descending An Escalator
00:34 - Arrivals And Departures
00:52 - Confusing Modes Of Travel, But Very Cordial Travelers
01:10 - Vacation Cycle
01:27 - Giving Of Our Time For The Benefit Of The Inter-Planetary Disenfranchised
01:44 - We…
02:02 - One More Than A Cat Is Still No Guarantee
02:19 - Partial Reality Slippage While On Vacation: Later Re-Established
02:36 - Yeah, But It’s A Dry Heat They Tell Me
02:54 - We Keep Coming Back Every Year With The Kids Because The Rates Are So Good. We Can’t Understand Why.
03:11 - Dad Says They Like This Kind Of Work And That’s Also Why They Can Keep The Rates Reasonable. He Always Watches Fox News So We Are Pretty Sure He Knows What He’s Talking About.
03:29 - In Grief, They Find Themselves Ill-Equipped To Spot The Signs
03:46 - Old Floor With Thin Veneer
04:04 - Satan Brought An Appetite. He’ll Take Two This Afternoon.
04:21 - Happy Hour
04:39 - If Only We Knew
04:56 - The Devolution Will Be Televised
05:14 - All Concerned Were In Total Agreement That Both The Wife And The Vice Squad Must Never Learn About This
05:31 - Paradise Lost
05:48 - A Trick Of The Heat And Too Much Cannabis He Thought
06:06 - They’ve Finally Returned To Bring Us Back “Home”
06:23 - World Weary Traveler
06:41 - End Credits
06:58 - Closing