Exquisite senses
Tendrils of pure volition
Capable of faith
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Fused to the machine...
The primordial piston...
What would Atlas do?
Posted by Terwiliger | February 25, 2012 2:31 PM
Posted on February 25, 2012 14:31
Ahem...
For thousands of years
no easy answer found to
scratch his itchy back
at least that's what he looks like he's doing! - either that or he has a serious constipation problem!
Sorry.
Posted by Dr. Bob | February 25, 2012 7:17 PM
Posted on February 25, 2012 19:17
Mr. Handyman:
"I'm not handicapped. I am
handicapable!"
Posted by Anonymous | February 25, 2012 10:39 PM
Posted on February 25, 2012 22:39
HEY T
Nice. Very fitting
Hey Dr. Bob
Is EVERYTHING banal? Good chuckle, though.
Hey Anon
Positive AND goofy. Neat
Posted by John Cox | February 25, 2012 10:43 PM
Posted on February 25, 2012 22:43
Is the statue based on [a] real one(s), or is it a product of your imagination? Elements of it are vaguely familiar. Maybe it's a composite? Maybe based on a fragment of a larger work?
I like seeing the "aged" or "aged wall" effect being prominent again. Some of my favorite serious stuff you've done (especially liked the "turpentine" ones that had a little more color in them).
Posted by T again | February 25, 2012 11:52 PM
Posted on February 25, 2012 23:52
HEY T
Thanks for the positive word. I've been on an abstract watercolor kick lately. The oils have that timeworn decrepit look that is crisper, yes. I'm enjoying these paper works all the same.
My illustration is based on Albin Polasek's "Man Carving His Own Destiny" (1961). I saw this sculpture at the Brookgreen Gardens collection. It's a wonderful sculpture park just south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Posted by John Cox | February 26, 2012 12:08 AM
Posted on February 26, 2012 00:08
I'd never heard of him before. Wiki-P says he retired at 71, shortly thereafter suffered a stroke that paralyzed his left side, AND DID 18 MAJOR WORKS including this one--using only his right hand--in the remaining 15 years of his life. Amazing.
Handicapable INDEED.
Posted by T one more time then I'm logging off | February 26, 2012 12:37 AM
Posted on February 26, 2012 00:37
T
You must have misread something. This was his first work (1907)
Posted by Different Anonymous | February 26, 2012 11:15 PM
Posted on February 26, 2012 23:15
HEY T
Thanks for the update. Maybe the date I indicated is when it was purchased??
Posted by John Cox | February 27, 2012 12:19 AM
Posted on February 27, 2012 00:19
I got it ALL mixed up. "A-2" is correct in that it was his first major work, but he reprised it a number of times throughout his life. He decided he wanted a version for himself, & commissioned a sculptor to copy it. That sculptor died, & Polasek finished the 1961 version--which I think is the one at Brookgreen (with assistance). He would have been around 80 or 81 at the time.
Books > Interwebs
Thanks for exposing me to even more good art.
Posted by Terwiliger | February 27, 2012 1:45 AM
Posted on February 27, 2012 01:45