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Icarus @ 59 # 15
Objet d'art: Carrousel horses, there is something a bit eerie about these, grotesque even. I think its the expression on their faces. This one is in Central Park, NY but could easily be the one in Hyde Park, London or on the seafront in Brighton. Mark Gertler's Merry Go Round in the Tate Gallery in London catches a version of this grotesqueness and he took the idea forward as a caricature of the First World War. I can't post the picture here because the Tate owns the licence but it can be seen at: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/gertler-merry-go-ro Perhaps though it has more to do with the way we perceive the grotesque. Like clowns dressing up can look creepier than they look funny, for example. Indeed the word grotesque comes from the same Latin root for grotto, which is a hidden place and then we begin to piece the meaning together into the uncanny. I have a grotto at the bottom of my garden. See above right, this picture was taken after last year's snow. There is no telling what lurks down there and in there, might be hiding a carrousel horse (of course)! Actually, last night we watched the Hobbit and, well, you never know… and here is some great music to go with it. I love the Tiny Desk Concerts because they are like little musical grottos, i reach in and get to find loads of stuff that I would hitherto miss out on, like the fantastic Rodrigo y Gabriela, enjoy:
Objet d'art: Carrousel horses, there is something a bit eerie about these, grotesque even. I think its the expression on their faces. This one is in Central Park, NY but could easily be the one in Hyde Park, London or on the seafront in Brighton. Mark Gertler's Merry Go Round in the Tate Gallery in London catches a version of this grotesqueness and he took the idea forward as a caricature of the First World War. I can't post the picture here because the Tate owns the licence but it can be seen at: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/gertler-merry-go-ro Perhaps though it has more to do with the way we perceive the grotesque. Like clowns dressing up can look creepier than they look funny, for example. Indeed the word grotesque comes from the same Latin root for grotto, which is a hidden place and then we begin to piece the meaning together into the uncanny. I have a grotto at the bottom of my garden. See above right, this picture was taken after last year's snow. There is no telling what lurks down there and in there, might be hiding a carrousel horse (of course)! Actually, last night we watched the Hobbit and, well, you never know… and here is some great music to go with it. I love the Tiny Desk Concerts because they are like little musical grottos, i reach in and get to find loads of stuff that I would hitherto miss out on, like the fantastic Rodrigo y Gabriela, enjoy:
