"Looking foolish does the spirit good. The need not to look foolish is one of youth's many burdens; as we get older we are exempted from more and more, and float upward in our heedlessness, singing Gratia Dei sum quod sum." (John Updike)
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Illustration Friday : Fierce
Note: The figures are copied from a Mayan painting of masked actors partying together; the designs coming from the trumpet are riffs on Aztec and Mayan patterns found on sculptures.
I enlarged this to really appreciate what you have done here. Compelling image! Now I have to go back and check out your Bonnard connection.
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