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.

01 April 2018

TAR : towards a transfiguration of the regard of the LOGOS/HA HA

Figurative art

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Figurative art, sometimes written as figurativism, describes artwork (particularly paintings and sculptures) that is clearly derived from real object sources and so is, by definition, representational. The term is often in contrast to abstract art:

Since the arrival of abstract art the term figurative has been used to refer to any form of modern art that retains strong references to the real world.^[1]

Painting and sculpture can therefore be divided into the categories of figurative, representational and abstract, although, strictly speaking, abstract art is derived (or abstracted) from a figurative or other natural source. However, "abstract" is sometimes used as a synonym for non-representational art and non-objective art, i.e. art which has no derivation from figures or objects.

Figurative art is not synonymous with figure painting (art that represents the human figure), although human and animal figures are frequent subjects.

figuration

ˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

1.
ornamentation by means of figures or designs.
2.

allegorical representation.

"the figuration of ‘The Possessed’ is much more complex"

transfiguration

transˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n,trɑːnsˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n,transˌfɪɡjʊreɪʃ(ə)n,trɑːnsˌfɪɡjʊreɪʃ(ə)n,tranzˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n,trɑːnzˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n,tranzˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃ(ə)n,trɑːnzˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual state.

"in this light the junk undergoes a transfiguration; it shines"
Christ's appearance in radiant glory to three of his disciples (Matthew 17:2 and Mark 9:2–3).

noun: Transfiguration; noun: the Transfiguration

mathew 17:1-3 (KJV)

17 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.