Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
The Buddha ("Le Bouddha") by Odilon Redon ...
Bertrand-Jean Redon, better known as Odilon Redon (April 20, 1840 – July 6, 1916) was a French symbolist painter, printmaker, draughtsman and pastellist.
In 1905, artist Odilon Redon created ‘The Buddha’. The image is a perfect reflection of the symbolic transition from Redon’s earlier works, which vastly included plant life with human heads, to his later years, which mainly represented translucent oneness and light.
Some believe that the image’s symbolic message is that the path of oneness can be achieved by each and every one of us, and that Redon encourages the viewer to partake in the adventure with him. “My drawings inspire and are not to be defined. They determine nothing. They place us, as does music, in the ambiguous world of the undetermined. They are a kind of metaphor.” – Odilon Redon.
'The Buddha' is located in Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France.
In 1905, artist Odilon Redon created ‘The Buddha’. The image is a perfect reflection of the symbolic transition from Redon’s earlier works, which vastly included plant life with human heads, to his later years, which mainly represented translucent oneness and light.
Some believe that the image’s symbolic message is that the path of oneness can be achieved by each and every one of us, and that Redon encourages the viewer to partake in the adventure with him. “My drawings inspire and are not to be defined. They determine nothing. They place us, as does music, in the ambiguous world of the undetermined. They are a kind of metaphor.” – Odilon Redon.
'The Buddha' is located in Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
GRI (George Regina Imperator) - 6pence, 1944
"GRI" is referring to George Rex, Imperator- ie, King George VI, last Emperor of India. In 1948 after India's Independence, the cypher was changed to "GRVI", which stands for King George Regina VI.
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