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.
We first noticed Charles Nodrum in the early 1970s, as the serious young apprentice to Joseph Brown.
Joseph Brown Gallery, 5 Collins Street, Melbourne (1967-1976)
Today marks the fiftieth year of Charles' own significant contribution to the cultural life of Melbourne.
Charles Nodrum Gallery
267 Church Street, Richmond VIC 3121
03 9427 0140
www.charlesnodrumgallery.com.au
Tues to Sat 11am - 6pm.Below, Charles Nodrum, director, and daughter Kate, gallery manager.Theatre of the Actors of Regard
detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something...
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