William Blake! A Legendary Painter

Painting for me is an expression of a person, just like blogging, only better with Colors and no Text! That does not mean, I don't like blogging or writing, but Painting is an Art and every Art is Supreme form of Human Beauty! I have tried my brushes in numerous ways expressing Agony, Aggression, Aesthetic sense, Ugliness and even 7 deadly sins(Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Wrath, Envy & Pride)! My canvasses are not a Master Piece but my admiration to some of the Legendary Expressionist is honest. For many Modern or Contemporary might not be comprehensive, well I would say that Art is a Taste and not a Test; which every one can go through but comprehend individually and comment exclusively!

Of the many Expressionist from Centuries, my most desired Artist is William Blake! A Legend!I am not Francis Dolarhyde, the notorious, serial killer & cynic character from the novel "Red Dragon" written by Thomas Harris & neither I am his worshiper, but Blake's piece is indeed an inspiration. The most inspiring being the same one what Dolarhyde worships, "The Red Dragon". Here it is:





The painting in itself is a portrayal of a negative character. It portrays the Dragon is seen ready to devour the child of the pregnant woman, who symbolises the Church, the Virgin Mary and Israel. Blake was commissioned to paint over 100 paintings intended to illustrate books of the Bible. The painting is housed at Brooklyn Museum.

I am no negative person nor I devour women or rather anything :D! What I like about the painting is its symbolism of evil! Blake could bring this characteristic alive on his white-board. Imagination is a worm that sets your thought to wiggle and this painting brings the chill in your spine. It is inspiring to draw a learning expressionist like me to think and then lift the brush or even open the bottles(pun intended!) What a wonderful piece of work? Blake's perfection reflects just like many icons I respect from the Renaissance to Impressionists to Fauvism contributors, but what transpires into a soul stirring is the sharp edges of the strokes which creates a story around the Painting. I had a chat with friend of mine about Blake and his works and he revealed that Blake was also a poet and many times his poems were the inspiration behind the Painting. This is more astonishing and I felt Blake is indeed Britain's Greatest Artist ever born. The Red Dragon inspired me to learn more about Blake and I found these Paintings on the Net. Though they are available I just want to possess them & keep it for display at least on my blog. Here are some:



God and His Angels by Blake



Godmath by Blake


Newton by Blake. Demonstrates his opposition to the "single-vision" of scientific materialism.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Eye twitching & Myths

For the last 4 days, my left-eye is twitiching. It has been almost 3 years it happened. Well I did experience some bad-luck the last time it happened, but when was good luck on my side anyways :P ? But I went of searching on the net about superstition & eye twitching & as usual google came up with millions of links. Why is google so good in searching ? Millions of people suffer from eye twitching – in some it may be intermittent, brought on by a sudden increase of stress or sleeplessness. In others, it’s more pronounced and can interfere with day to day life. Regardless of which category a person falls into, there’s a goldmine of superstitions that revolve around eye twitching. In fact eye twitching ranks up there with itchy palms and hiccups as the most superstition prone condition! Each culture seems to have its own take on the deeper significance of eye twitching. In China for instance, where superstitions and myths frequently cross over into modern living, the chief superst
Read more

Work From Home... but for Whom?

COVID 19, undoubtedly has changed the world's diaspora. For ages, many aspects have changed man's life. From his days of foraging and vagabond lifestyle during the Homo-Sapien growth phase to discovering fire or farming and more. But all changes on man's life (pardon me, today it may sounds sexist, but I am habituated to old English style, so I mean mankind or all the humans) have not only brought a new venom but also a nectar that though, has not made him immortal but has remained with him for as long as possible. Glancing about those history is unwarranted on this post so I'll straight away jump to three major changes in man's life -  The industrial era The technology and service era The post COVID era What I can express is known by many very well, but something exclusive I can share here is, what industrial era brought to man's life is the idea of a job . Robert Kiyosaki, in his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad , which I read somewhere in 1999, has vividly expressed t
Read more

Living a Lie is a Bliss - All is well...

 "Living a Lie is a Bliss", isn't it? Well I am not saying we should lie to people but for many, many aspects lying to yourself is indeed a better way of avoiding depression, sorrow, disappointment and fueling optimism at large. I might sound as suggesting a prescription but the real world asks you to be in a Bliss and live a lie whenever possible. Your lies will not be tolerated but you living a lie is very much accepted. From the very world we call it as ours, our family, our relatives, our friends and dear ones to the world of profession, business, place where commercial transaction is involved from job to things we buy for life, for surviving, everywhere you are expected not to lie but if you are living a lie, then you are welcomed. Yes! Its the hypocrite world. You cannot stand alone by refusing to accept the life that is given to you by everybody including the government. We live to fulfill this lie. What happens if we refuse to accept the lie around us? Take for ex
Read more