Author: Michael Ayrton
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022604243X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
“I address you across more than three thousand years, you who live at the conjunction of the Fish and the Water-carrier,” speaks Daedalus, an artisan, inventor, and designer born into an utterly alien family of heroes who value acts of war above all else, a world where his fellow Greeks seem driven only to destroy—an existence he feels compelled to escape. In this fictional autobiography of the father of Icarus, “Apollo’s creature,” a brilliant but flawed man, writer and sculptor Michael Ayrton harnesses the tales of the past to mold a myth for our times. We learn of Daedalus’s increasingly ambitious artifacts and inventions; his fascination with Minoan culture, commerce, and religion, and his efforts to adapt to them; how he comes to design the maze of the horned Minotaur; and how, when he decides that he must flee yet again, he builds two sets of wax wings—wings that will be instruments of his descent into the underworld, a place of both purgatory and rebirth. A compelling mix of history, fable, lore, and meditations on the enigma of art, The Maze Maker will ensnare classicists, artists, and all lovers of story in its convolutions of life and legend. “I never understood the pattern of my life,” writes Daedalus, “so that I have blundered through it in a maze.”
The Maze Maker
Author: Michael Ayrton
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022604243X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
“I address you across more than three thousand years, you who live at the conjunction of the Fish and the Water-carrier,” speaks Daedalus, an artisan, inventor, and designer born into an utterly alien family of heroes who value acts of war above all else, a world where his fellow Greeks seem driven only to destroy—an existence he feels compelled to escape. In this fictional autobiography of the father of Icarus, “Apollo’s creature,” a brilliant but flawed man, writer and sculptor Michael Ayrton harnesses the tales of the past to mold a myth for our times. We learn of Daedalus’s increasingly ambitious artifacts and inventions; his fascination with Minoan culture, commerce, and religion, and his efforts to adapt to them; how he comes to design the maze of the horned Minotaur; and how, when he decides that he must flee yet again, he builds two sets of wax wings—wings that will be instruments of his descent into the underworld, a place of both purgatory and rebirth. A compelling mix of history, fable, lore, and meditations on the enigma of art, The Maze Maker will ensnare classicists, artists, and all lovers of story in its convolutions of life and legend. “I never understood the pattern of my life,” writes Daedalus, “so that I have blundered through it in a maze.”
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022604243X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
“I address you across more than three thousand years, you who live at the conjunction of the Fish and the Water-carrier,” speaks Daedalus, an artisan, inventor, and designer born into an utterly alien family of heroes who value acts of war above all else, a world where his fellow Greeks seem driven only to destroy—an existence he feels compelled to escape. In this fictional autobiography of the father of Icarus, “Apollo’s creature,” a brilliant but flawed man, writer and sculptor Michael Ayrton harnesses the tales of the past to mold a myth for our times. We learn of Daedalus’s increasingly ambitious artifacts and inventions; his fascination with Minoan culture, commerce, and religion, and his efforts to adapt to them; how he comes to design the maze of the horned Minotaur; and how, when he decides that he must flee yet again, he builds two sets of wax wings—wings that will be instruments of his descent into the underworld, a place of both purgatory and rebirth. A compelling mix of history, fable, lore, and meditations on the enigma of art, The Maze Maker will ensnare classicists, artists, and all lovers of story in its convolutions of life and legend. “I never understood the pattern of my life,” writes Daedalus, “so that I have blundered through it in a maze.”
Myth and the Creative Process
Author: Jacob E. Nyenhuis
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814330029
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
An original inquiry into how the artistic psyche interacts with myth; includes a catalogue of the works of British artist Michael Ayrton.
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814330029
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
An original inquiry into how the artistic psyche interacts with myth; includes a catalogue of the works of British artist Michael Ayrton.
The Testament of Daedalus
Author: Michael 1921-1975 Ayrton
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781013962981
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781013962981
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Archilochos
Author: Archilochus
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Michael Ayrton
Author: Wakefield (West Yorkshire) Art Gallery
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Michael Ayrton
Author: Justine Hopkins
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Michael Ayrton
Author: Michael Ayrton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781872926087
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781872926087
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
William Gear
Author: Andrew Lambirth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908326669
Category : Art, Abstract
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
William Gear (1915-97) was an abstract painter with an international reputation, Scottish by birth but broadly European in sensibility, and one of only two British artists to be part of the CoBrA Group. (CoBrA was Europe's answer to American Abstract Expressionism - a short-lived but explosive expressionist movement.) Living in Paris in the late 1940s, Gear was part of the post-war surge towards abstraction, but returned to live in the UK in 1950. He shot to fame with his controversial Autumn Landscape, painted for the Festival of Britain in 1951, and became one of the leading innovators of the 1950s' art world.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908326669
Category : Art, Abstract
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
William Gear (1915-97) was an abstract painter with an international reputation, Scottish by birth but broadly European in sensibility, and one of only two British artists to be part of the CoBrA Group. (CoBrA was Europe's answer to American Abstract Expressionism - a short-lived but explosive expressionist movement.) Living in Paris in the late 1940s, Gear was part of the post-war surge towards abstraction, but returned to live in the UK in 1950. He shot to fame with his controversial Autumn Landscape, painted for the Festival of Britain in 1951, and became one of the leading innovators of the 1950s' art world.
Golden Sections
Author: Michael Ayrton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Michael Ayrton
Author: James Goodman Gallery
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
Pages :
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