Tag Archives: Holland Cotter

return of the sacred

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dave

The Gods in art. Andre Malraux in his Metamorphosis of the Gods sought the key to humankind’s fate by a philosophical study of all the world’s art… The return of the Sacred. Byzantium rises in jeweled gloom- the apostle pictured … Continue reading →

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parodies of divinization

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dave

… Greek art remained faithful to the divine so long as its people remained faithful to the gods. But when the old Olympians were “no longer gods of a religion but gods of a culture,” the ” ‘ makers of … Continue reading →

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replaced by the sublime

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Dave

Andre Malraux and his Metamorphosis of the Gods. The gods in art and Malraux’s searching for the key to man’s fate by a philosophical study of all the world’s art. …”within this prison we are able to draw from ourselves … Continue reading →

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MAYAN TAILGATE PARTY: Ritual of the Naked Lunch

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Dave

“A carved altar is displayed for its acrobat iconography; omitted is recognition of its function as a slaying stone. On altars like this, a sacrificial victim was laid on his back, arms and legs held down, while an executioner knifed … Continue reading →

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OBSCURED BY CLOUDS

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Dave

”But archaeologists are trained to keep their noses to the ground, preferably below ground. Their grasp of the nitty-gritty doesn’t allow them to see the wood for the trees. So they rarely find the genuine Lost Cities out in the … Continue reading →

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