Watts Minotaur
My drawing of Mino getting fresh with Clyt
I was going to throw in him most famous 'Hope' which is also beautiful - have her a bit like 'while rome burned' kind of thing hovering above them but i ran out of space and time.
Friday, July 29, 2011
My visit to Watts Gallery, Surrey
Very inspiring. Is it just me or is the minotaur a bit sexy in a brutish way? Watts would have hated what i did with it - he had much higher moral/classical meanings. The minotaur was classical figure that young men were annually sacrificed to. His cruel left hand has squashed a small bird. Watts did it when he heard of the problem of child prostitutes in london in the late 19th century. Clytie is turning into something, can't remember - i saw his sculpture of it at the V&A Cult of Beauty exh, the white marble version. His gallery has a black bronze version. The way she twists her body and throws back her body is beautiful and it just seemed to go with Mr sexy bull.
Watts Minotaur
Watts Clytie
Clyt, Mino and me having afternoon cream tea
My drawing of Mino getting fresh with Clyt
I was going to throw in him most famous 'Hope' which is also beautiful - have her a bit like 'while rome burned' kind of thing hovering above them but i ran out of space and time.
It is a beautiful work though - she listens closely as she tries to pluck the one remaining string of her old harp - now that's hope for you - there have been many tribute pics done - one latest one is of Obama as hope.
Watts Minotaur
My drawing of Mino getting fresh with Clyt
I was going to throw in him most famous 'Hope' which is also beautiful - have her a bit like 'while rome burned' kind of thing hovering above them but i ran out of space and time.
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Hiya,
ReplyDeleteI have just wet myself laughing. I was quite getting into the brutish beast and the fair Clytie image. The I saw the typo. It is too funny for words given the subject matter. Why have you shortened her name from Clytie to Clyt??!!!!!!!!!
On another matter, how could you wave a cream tea at me, don't you know I adore them (well, cream cokes in my case!). I can't visit Yorkshire without a stop at Betty's.
In your drawing I think Mino is getting way too friendly. It looks like he is putting his tongue in her ear. Thank goodness you ran out of paper as God only knows what else you would have drawn. Do you think you needed a cold shower? Good work!
I'd love to see you sitting in the gallery sketching away. I';ll have to get you a beret!