Category Archives: art

Aphrodite and Ares

Click for my new slide show APHRODITE AND ARES Since starting to draw with my eyes closed in March 2023 I have been investigating the myth of Aphrodite, Ares and Hephaestos. See Vulcan’s Net and LIW.  In the Iliad, as … Continue reading

Posted in art, Video, war | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Love, Industry and War

Love, Industry and War A silent slideshow, drawn with the eyes closed. Part of the LIW Project: a revisiting of a myth: Venus, Vulcan her husband and Mars, her lover. Vulcan trapped them in flagrente – in a golden net.

Posted in art, Politics, war | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NATO

Posted in art, Politics, war | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

War in Images, Literature and Slideshow

Much art concerns experience. What we know. But at the same time we need to express what we feel about what we hear about, or see on our screens, the hyper-real. So although we may often be advised to “write … Continue reading

Posted in art, Politics, Video, war | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Snake Nests – drawn with the eyes closed.

x x x x x

Posted in art | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Zhong Zhiyuan – elegance in stone

The sculpture of Zhong Zhiyuan  Perhaps a trifle soft on, but there is a charismatic elegance to it nevertheless.

Posted in art | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Performances in the Seventies

Here is a link to performance art from the seventies in my website archive The photo above shows the core group of the Theatre of Mistakes: Fiona Templeton, Mickey Greenall, Peter Stickland, Glenys Johnson, Miranda Payne, Anthony Howell. Some of … Continue reading

Posted in art, Key Links, Performance Art, Video | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

The Swing Ceremony

As a monument, this takes some beating! An annual swinging ceremony known as Triyampavai-Tripavai was held at Giant Swings of major cities until 1935, when it was abolished for safety reasons. The Giant Swing was constructed in 1784 in front … Continue reading

Posted in art, history and Geography, Thailand, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Conflict with the Eyes Closed

Posted in art, Politics, Uncategorized, war | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Monkey Reflects upon Eternity

x We come back as us. Call it representation. For so as to comply with time being space And space time, from one life to the next, There can be no development. We just exist again, Each our own link … Continue reading

Posted in art, Poetry, Thailand | Tagged , , | Leave a comment