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The pairing of Charles Bukowski and Ken Price is an auspicious one. The writer and the artist, both long-time residents of Los Angeles, have lived through and have had the opportunity to observe and record the profound changes that have taken place in the landscape and culture of the City of Angels over the past 25 years.
The 31 poems (a number of them previously unpublished) that comprise Bukowski's text reflect the decay of the inner city, the over crowding, the congested traffic, the casual violence and finally the implicit courage of the populace as they attempt to live lives of quiet (and not so quiet) desperation. This urban nightmare clearly had a powerful impact on Bukowski -- both as a man and as a poet -- and his poems reveal an unexpected sympathy and tenderness for his fellow beings.
Ken Price's 15 full color acrylic and ink illustrations have been reproduced as serigraphs. Over two hundred color separations were required and the images are printed in more than 230 colors. Over 45,000 hand press runs were needed to print the edition. The brilliantly colored hard-edge images, like the poetry, reflect Los Angeles in all its sprawl, grit and grandeur. Seen through smog and heat, Price's brooding images of familiar streets and buildings reveal a certain dignified squalor and fully capture the vision of both poet and artist.
The Collaboration
