David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.


30 January 2015

LOGOS/HA HA : The Laughing Logos

  

 Laughing Christ, Noel Counihan, 1970
              
Lazarus is dead, they said. 
          
Jesus the Christ the Logos spoke thus unto him, 
saying : 
               "Arise, Sir Lazarus!"
       
Chorus :
Lazarus is dead, long live Lazarus! 
Lazarus is dead, long live Lazarus!
Lazarus is dead, long live Lazarus! 
Lazarus is dead, long live Lazarus!


Auferweckung des Lazarus, St. Maria in Kapitol, Koln
          
Jesus and Lazarus had a good laugh together...

detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something...

LOGOS/HA HA
   
       
And now the TAR Chorus :
Art is dead, long live Art!
Art is dead, long live Art!
Art is dead, long live Art!
Art is dead, long live Art!


Kazimir Malevich, Suprematist Cross (Small Cross in Black over Red on White), 1920-27, Stedelijk Museum :  johan's photoblog
            
detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something...

LOGOS/HA HA