{"id":56578,"date":"2023-04-19T11:43:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=56578"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:43:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:43:42","slug":"mustills-big-bang-exploding-the-alphabet-via-poesie-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2023\/04\/mustills-big-bang-exploding-the-alphabet-via-poesie-concrete.html","title":{"rendered":"<font size=\"+1\"><em>Mustill&#8217;s Big Bang<\/em><\/font> <br><font size=\"+2\">Exploding the Alphabet via <em>Po\u00e9sie Concr\u00eate<\/em><\/font>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> The explosion grows . . .<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-2.jpg560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"566\" data-attachment-id=\"56589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/alphabet-2-jpg560\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-2.jpg560.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,566\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alphabet-2.jpg(560)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-2.jpg560.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-2.jpg560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56589\" title=\"Copyright \u00a9 by Norman O. Mustill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-2.jpg560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-2.jpg560-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-2.jpg560-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">. . . and the letters disperse.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-1-crpd-cbdr-560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"562\" data-attachment-id=\"56585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/alphabet-1-crpd-cbdr-560\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-1-crpd-cbdr-560.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,562\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alphabet-1 crpd c(bdr) (560)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-1-crpd-cbdr-560.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alphabet-1-crpd-cbdr-560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56585\" title=\"Copyright \u00a9 by Norman O. 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