CHARLES SIMONDS

September 11, 2011Dear Arthur,Just to add another note to the below. You will find in the IV AM book undermy "artist's statements" a copy of my statement from the catalogue of myCastelli show entitled "House Plants and Rocks': .. which begins "Did anybodyever think an egg" ... [see transcript following]: this statement follows asimilar methodology as that which I've used re clay and mind (fantasy) andapplies it to body (as first home) and architecture i.e. when doesconsciousness and then, culture, style etc intrude on biology and instinct asregards making home and shelter. See also other IVAM statement re Caddisflylarvae and "large brained architects" from Artforum [see transcript following].The issue of arriving back to primaries is in both of them pretty much thesame for me analytically. See also Ice House (Instant House), Iowa 1980, pagereference 107, Navarra Catalogue (could provide a photo for printedreference), page 1581VAM catalogue.Best, CS)))) ((((Ice House (Instant House), Iowa City, Iowa, 1980September 11, 2011Dear Charles,I would never in a million years have gotten the iconography of Mental Earthwithout it being told to me.Thanks for all the help!Arthur51