Tag: Siren
-
18 Works, Today, May 20th. is Edward Armitage’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #138
Whether or not the dancer is Salome performing the dance of seven veils in order to secure the beheading of John the Baptist, any image of dancing in the presence of Herod brings to mind the extraordinarily popular fin-de-siecle subject of Salome, the epitome the sexual, destroying woman for the Decadents of the ’90s and…
-
Josh Keyes; Siren 01 Contemporary Interpretations of Olympian deities, with footnotes #17
Portland-based artist Josh Keyes (previously) paints hyperrealistic depictions of what he perceives the world might look like after the fall of humans. Animals such as sharks, tigers, and bulls remain as the final witnesses to the aftermath of human destruction—observing blazing fires, investigating displaced commercial objects, and swimming amongst melted ice caps. More on this painting…
Zaidan Gallery 