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Meagre protection,nothing but a brittle shell
to shield nakedness.
Why does the bird hesitate,
what is causing his delay?
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I do not know, but as long as it does, we have hope left.
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Perhaps the bird is curious how a false sense of security can protect a person. I know it stops me down in thought all the time.
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Thank you, Natalie!
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Athina has an extraordinary vision.
I think Surrealist imagery tends to be menacing. It seems our unconscious is more often than not tinged with paranoia.
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Not sure how surrealism morphed into menacing, but there it it. These many years later, the original surrealism seems, at best, merely strange.
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Further into the past, there were painters like Bosch, who painted in a visionary mode that must be closely akin to some Surrealists.
I think it was Dali's taste for the grotesque and menacing that attracted Hitchcock.
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Bosch is disturbing and menacing when first encountered (one does get use to it), but I've never seen Dali as particularly so. If you want menace, check out ~selfregion
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The Spaniard is a bit of a ham, I must admit. I don't know how familiar he was with the Bosch paintings in the Prado. They might have coloured his approach to his art.
~selfregion looks like fun!
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He did seem to understand that the art itself is not enough to move into his level of response.
Yeah, the way taking Frida Kahlo to the next level is fun.
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A tasty morsel.....but not for him!......
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"what is causing his delay?"
Perhaps a sense of delicacy about an edible delicacy?
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Unknown specimen, but looks promising ...
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I love the words you're using!!Mearge,Brittle..
I hadn't thought about it..really,what is causing the delay?
Maybe the evil itself hesitates before the total innocence..
Wonderful once more,Alec!
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As I looked at your image. I realised that it referenced the world of Heironymus Boche, but with a subtle difference.
For all its bulk, the bird seems simply curious, not predatory. The innocence of the creature,as you suggest, appears protective.
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I love the art of Boche!
Yes,i'd like to believe
that innocence is protective..
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