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.


05 August 2019

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shirtfront
A brutal shoulder charge in Australian Rules Football (AFL) where a player instead of tackling an opponent, bumps them forcefully in the chest. Often leads to heavy concussions due to incidental contact to the head.
"Look, I'm going to shirtfront Mr Putin ... you bet I am."   - Tony Abbott, Australian prime minister to Russian President in October 2014
#afl #violence #concussion #politics #abbott #russia 
by Hack404 October 13, 2014

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CONFRONTING CONTEMPORARY ART : 
ABSTRACT PAINTING AND OP-ART

10.30AM SAT 17 AUG 2019
QAG | LECTURE THEATRE | FREE - BOOKINGS REQUIRED
What have you always wanted to know about contemporary art, but been too afraid to ask? In this interactive seminar, Dr Mark Pennings, Senior Lecturer, Visual Arts, Queensland University of Technology, takes
a close look at the abstract paintings within the Australian Collection and mesmerising Op-Art works featured in the ‘Geometries’ exhibition.
photo : QAGOMA 

Theatre of Abstract Regard 
 detail
 A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
 someone looks at something... 
         
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