Richard Fariña 1937-1966

“We mistake induction for generation."

His artistic comet had an all-too-brief transit, but we can know something of Richard Fariña through the power of mimetics.

Mimetic identification, imitating that which is appealing to the imitator, is common among the young as it is a normal part of human development.  During my years teaching in independent schools at the secondary level, I would not…