"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Saturday, April 13, 2024
"The Awakening"
Symbolism galore!
4 comments:
bruce
said...
That story is classic Victoriana, so typical of the period. I've looked into it and found stories of 'mistresses' of great men - including my grt grandmother's grandmother! So much for the claims that they were 'repressed'.
The girl was pretty smart, marrying the secure and reliable Captain and not the obsessive and nutty Hunt. And she lived happily ever after, after ridding herself of the artist. So much for the 'fallen woman' Victorian narrative of decline - ending up dead under a bridge, although that must have happened sometimes too.
Not that I think we're any better now, just that stuff happens and it's never simple.
The art world, I've learnt from these videos, once spoke in a language of codes and symbols. Looking at this picture on the wall of a gallery, I would have thought 'Ha, she's just heard her husband walk in the front door' and moved along. I say 'once spoke' because it's hard to get that subtle level of communication into most modern stuff.
4 comments:
That story is classic Victoriana, so typical of the period. I've looked into it and found stories of 'mistresses' of great men - including my grt grandmother's grandmother! So much for the claims that they were 'repressed'.
The girl was pretty smart, marrying the secure and reliable Captain and not the obsessive and nutty Hunt. And she lived happily ever after, after ridding herself of the artist. So much for the 'fallen woman' Victorian narrative of decline - ending up dead under a bridge, although that must have happened sometimes too.
Not that I think we're any better now, just that stuff happens and it's never simple.
Yes, I'd say the girl dodged a bullet on her marital choice.
stuff happens and it's never simple.
By God, that could be my motto!
The art world, I've learnt from these videos, once spoke in a language of codes and symbols. Looking at this picture on the wall of a gallery, I would have thought 'Ha, she's just heard her husband walk in the front door' and moved along.
I say 'once spoke' because it's hard to get that subtle level of communication into most modern stuff.
You know, that's a very good point. What is the equivalent of, say, a dropped glove among all of Picasso's squares and triangles?
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