Bag One Arts Inc. Catalog Cover
THE CATALOG
At left is the cover of the Bag One Arts John Lennon catalog which was being
sold at the Traverse City exhibit for $32.
The book is 52 pages of John's artwork, with descriptions and availabilities.
Editions covered in the book are:
"This is My Story Both Humble and True"
"Japan Through John Lennon's Eyes"
"Dakota Days"
"Karuizawa"
"Real Love"
"Commemorative Portraits"
"Lyric Portfolios"
On the inside back cover is a little story about John's art by Yoko:
"In his lifetime, John Lennon, the artist, remained
'an outsider' to the art world, largely because of his fame as a 'Beatle' and
how he was viewed by the world was a result of it. In hindsight, that was
fortunate, in the sense that it allowed his works to maintain their purity, free
from comments and 'suggestions' by critics and dealers. He maintained his
unique style, untouched by the trends.
"John did his drawings with inspiration and speed, very much like how he
created his songs. It was obvious that there was a strong, innate need for John
to keep creating these works. Most of the time, the drawings reflected his
mood. Though once, when John was in a dark mood, I looked over his shoulder and
found him drawing a very funny picture. Another time, John was in a happy mood,
drawing a picture with black humour. Only John would do that, I thought.
It was as though John was using the act of drawing to balance and unite
his two minds - one, the dark and pessimistic, and the other, the joyful and
optimistic. Along with his guitar, pen and paper seemed to have served as
ideal tools to express John's complex emotions.
"Now there is no difficulty getting galleries to exhibit John's artwork. In
fact, some of his works have become part of the collections of major museums.
"I wonder what John would have thought of all that. He would have accepted
it with his usualy wry humour, maybe.
Signed, Yoko Ono"
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