Conscienceplein and plumes is what Tony Mafia called this drawing done in 1982 in Antwerp at the Conscience plein where the young punks gathered and where there were always a lot of pigeons. One could call this work a realistic cityscape. He often wrote around his work to clarify, to add a 'frame' in the linguistic sense, trying to clarify in what direction to think and feel about the work. The text around the drawing reads: be, and the sunshine of a forever lit the way for my return to where I began. Pigeons in traditional European paintings had many symbolic meanings: pigeons fly away and Tony was a wanderer, yet they mostly find their way back home, just as he did in this drawing. Often they are a symbol for the soul and with love and lust. Two subjects never far from Tony's mind. I thank the vet for this picture.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Punks
Conscienceplein and plumes is what Tony Mafia called this drawing done in 1982 in Antwerp at the Conscience plein where the young punks gathered and where there were always a lot of pigeons. One could call this work a realistic cityscape. He often wrote around his work to clarify, to add a 'frame' in the linguistic sense, trying to clarify in what direction to think and feel about the work. The text around the drawing reads: be, and the sunshine of a forever lit the way for my return to where I began. Pigeons in traditional European paintings had many symbolic meanings: pigeons fly away and Tony was a wanderer, yet they mostly find their way back home, just as he did in this drawing. Often they are a symbol for the soul and with love and lust. Two subjects never far from Tony's mind. I thank the vet for this picture.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment