Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 At 07:06 PM 9/2/2008, you wrote: Therefore in short .... the alchemy of the 2 become 1 , the male + female = god! right brain + left brain = transcendance! While I do think it's Leonardo in drag, I had a bit of a chuckle at the alchemical explanation. Might be true! Who knows. But it reminds me of a story of an artist someone told me on Granville Island. The legend goes that some local art diva came down to appraise his work. Standing there, she waxed poetic about one particular piece, a deer fawn standing next to an old shack. She talked about the juxtaposition between the old and the new, and the obvious symbolic significance of the piece. Finally, an observer said " Looks like a deer and a shack to me. " " You sir, obviously know nothing about art, " she replied. " If you say so, " said the man, chuckling under his breath as he walked away. The punchline? He was the artist who painted it. We can all find profound symbolism in any piece of truly great artwork, but there is a danger in assuming we absolutely know what the artist intended by it. I'm an artist myself, and I have been amazed what people see in my artwork ... very little of it consciously intended, some legitimate, some not. There is a lot of projection at work in interpreting art. Sometimes the interpretation says more about the viewer than it does about the work of art. And sometimes a deer and a shack is just a deer and a shack. Brandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Lol Brandy , When I was a kid I had to sit through tons of Mr Peacock droning lectures about art and alchemy , this one stuck in my head because it was about hermaphrodites...made me wake up , out of my trance! always paid attention when he talked about hermaphrodites.. Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 > We can all find profound symbolism in any piece of truly great artwork, but there is a danger in assuming we absolutely know what the artist intended by it. I'm an artist myself, and I have been amazed what people see in my artwork ... very little of it consciously intended, some legitimate, some not. There is a lot of projection at work in interpreting art. Sometimes the interpretation says more about the viewer than it does about the work of art. And sometimes a deer and a shack is just a deer and a shack. < Once again ~ Good Point Brandi! There have been many projections on the Mona Lisa and someone told me that he could see a snake in the painting as well! , Brandi Jasmine <jazztalk wrote: > > At 07:06 PM 9/2/2008, you wrote: > >Therefore in short .... the alchemy of the 2 become 1 , > >the male + female = god! right brain + left brain = transcendance! > > While I do think it's Leonardo in drag, I had a bit of a chuckle at the alchemical explanation. Might be true! Who knows. But it reminds me of a story of an artist someone told me on Granville Island. The legend goes that some local art diva came down to appraise his work. Standing there, she waxed poetic about one particular piece, a deer fawn standing next to an old shack. She talked about the juxtaposition between the old and the new, and the obvious symbolic significance of the piece. Finally, an observer said " Looks like a deer and a shack to me. " > > " You sir, obviously know nothing about art, " she replied. > > " If you say so, " said the man, chuckling under his breath as he walked away. The punchline? He was the artist who painted it. > > We can all find profound symbolism in any piece of truly great artwork, but there is a danger in assuming we absolutely know what the artist intended by it. I'm an artist myself, and I have been amazed what people see in my artwork ... very little of it consciously intended, some legitimate, some not. There is a lot of projection at work in interpreting art. Sometimes the interpretation says more about the viewer than it does about the work of art. And sometimes a deer and a shack is just a deer and a shack. > > Brandi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 LoL Gypsy! I love it...who says projections are useless ,I think they are fabulous. What a mistake they are cast out to the rubbish heap There I was projecting my Lizard , templar background all over a piece of canvas... Indeed projections are wonderful ,lol!! See ya over the rainbow ... Paula xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Hi Paula, The numbers were very interesting in your post regarding the Mona Lisa and very symbolic and have much meaning behind them. See you in the rainbow...Angelina , " alayafire " <ari.reza wrote: > > LoL Gypsy! > I love it...who says projections are useless ,I think they are > fabulous. What a mistake they are cast out to the rubbish heap > > There I was projecting my Lizard , templar background all over > a piece of canvas... > > Indeed projections are wonderful ,lol!! > > See ya over the rainbow ... > Paula xx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Your great Angelina love Paula x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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