Icarus Also Flew

"...an embodiment of hope"

Whatever it expresses -
even destruction and ruin -
the artistic image
is by definition an embodiment of hope,
it is inspired by faith.
Artistic creation
is by definition a denial of death.
Therefore it is optimistic,
even if in an ultimate sense the artist is tragic.
And so there can never be
optimistic artists and pessimistic artists.
there can only be talent and mediocrity. 

- Andrey Tarkovsky

more Mythologies

a few more images from my Mythologies series in progress: 

   

stories from the morning after

an image from the "stories from the morning after series" currently in progress. 

Given to Fly

 

and I quote...

All artists are prepared to suffer for their work but why are so few prepared to learn to draw? -Banksy

and I quote...

From that moment onwards, our loathsome society rushed, like Narcissus, to contemplate its trivial image on a metallic plate. A form of lunacy, an extraordinary fanaticism took hold of these new sun-worshippers. - Charles Baudelaire

and I quote...

"There is no Wealth but Life" John Ruskin

Mythologies

the first image, and the launching point in a new series I'm working on - tentatively titled Mythologies.

and I quote...

The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to SEE something, and tell what it SAW in a plain way... To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, all in one. - John Ruskin

Psyche by Connie Miller

My friend and colleague Connie Miller has embarked on an ambitious and fascinating month-long art-making marathon. She has produced some remarkable work so far and it is well worth careful contemplation. However, on day 23 she produced three images titled Psyche which you must see. Check them out here and then go on to view the rest of her month long journey.