John is the crazy bastard who lives 2 houses down from the house I used to live in and is now my brothers.
John is not normal... and this is part of the image he cultivates. I had a chat with him this evening and he showed me around his house/gallery/workshop, and told me what he has been up to for the last two years since I saw him.
He also asked me what I have been up to... and all the studying/work couldn't hide the fact that I haven't done a single painting since I arrived in Joburg. Not good... the first 2 years since I left school that I haven't done anything. I can try come up with excuses about not having a nice space to paint etc. but that's all it would be.
John is different in many ways. He has strong views on the way the world works and the way it should work. Some people enjoy him, some people are freaked out... but he seems to have found his spot in the world and be thriving...
So next time you see a porcelain pot with penises and vaginas on it, signed John... it is probably his.
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