RE-CREATION
The artists either create something new or re-create something which exists in view. Neither is better than the other really a perfect copy created or original birthed. The fun is in the doing in the making something from nothing that is yours. A.G. Munson
Captain Cook
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer, who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and led the first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast […]
SPIRITUALLY AWAKENED
I believe myself to have spiritually awakened, this having happened gradually over the last few years due to a health crisis and recovery, blended together with a midlife crisis. This caused me to re-evaluate everything from the ground up, change my habits and set the focus on what really matters to me alone. My […]
THE HIGH SEAS
I dream, dream of being out in the ocean, in the high seas, in danger, in the limbo between uncertainty and god, in the unknown fate, in a possible death coming, facing a possible end, an end to life lived, a life lived in too much safety, the safety of sensible decisions, a safety […]
School of Athens
This fresco is called “School of Athens” by Raphael, completed in 1511. It serves as a history painting, nestled in the prestigious surroundings of the Vatican Museums in Vatican City. The fresco shows an assembly of the greatest philosophers and scientists from classical antiquity, set within an imposing architectural space that reflects Renaissance ideals […]
BURDENED
I am born, I age, I grow and I learn that I will later only wither and die but meanwhile I will covet n’ yearn the things I would be burdened by. I forged my hopes and expectations to reach the milestones I would try, obtain wealth and accommodations these things that I was […]
Guernica
This painting is called “Guernica”, and it is a large 1937 oil painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. The grey, black, and white painting portrays the suffering wrought by violence and chaos. Prominently featured in the composition are […]