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Capsule
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Perseus and Andromeda is an oil-on-canvas painting by British artist Sir Frederic Leighton.
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Lead Picture (Story below in Thumbnail)
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Perseus and Andromeda is an oil-on-canvas painting by British artist Sir Frederic Leighton.
Read more on the blog www.existentialautotrip.com
The blog? A daily three to four-minute excursion into photos and short texts to regale the curious with an ever-changing and diverting view of a world rich in gastronomy, visual art, ideas, chuckles, stories, people, diversions, science, homespun, and enlightenment.
Observing with wit and wisdom, Dom Capossela, an experienced leader, guides his team of contributors and followers through that world, an amusing and edifying conversation to join.
Note that the blog is also the first place that posts the "Hello! my friends," videos and the
“Conflicted” podcasts.
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Commentary
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
It appears that the podcasts are good to go.
Learned that it’s much easier to copy the URL into the social media than to reformat the file to upload the entire file.
Good.
Then I read that a regular schedule for the podcasts would be a good idea.
And I think it is.
So I’m going to start ambitiously: two chapters a week, one on Wednesdays and one on Saturdays.
It’s a little scary but if I stumble I know my friends will understand.
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A “Conflicted” podcast
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Plan is to post a new Podcast twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The podcasts will go out on the blog and then on many of the major social media.
Chapter One
Look for Chapter Two on Wednesday.
Dom’s website: existentialautotrip.com
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A “Hello, my friends!” video.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Door Closing:
Getting old is a slow process, one closed door at a time.
Dom’s website: existentialautotrip.com
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Sunday’s Dinner posted on
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Kat and I ate at the Tuscan Kitchen in Boston’s Seaport area.
We had a nice view and a nice time but the menu wasn’t brilliant.
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Chuckle of the day:
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.
It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect, sometimes producing an anticlimax.
For this reason, it is extremely popular among comedians and satirists.
Some paraprosdokians not only change the meaning of an early phrase, but they also play on the double meaning of a particular word, creating a form of syllepsis.
Here are three examples:
"I don't belong to an organized political party. I'm a Democrat." —Will Rogers
"On the other hand, you have different fingers." —Steven Wright
"He was at his best when the going was good." —Alistair Cooke
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Today’s Thumbnail
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Completed in 1891, the year it was displayed at the Royal Academy of Arts, it depicts the Greek mythological story of Perseus and Andromeda.
In contrast to the basis of a classical tale, Leighton used a Gothic style for the artwork.
The mythological theme of Andromeda is depicted in a dramatic manner; the scene is a representation of the myth set on a rocky shore.
Perseus is depicted flying above the head of Andromeda, on his winged horse, Pegasus.
He is shooting an arrow from the air, that hits the sea monster, Cetus, who turns his head upwards, towards the hero.
Andromeda's almost naked, twisted body is shaded by the wings of the dark creature, creating a visual sign of imminent danger.
Her sinuous body is contrasted against the dark masses of the monster's irregular and jagged body, as well as depicted in white, representing pure and untouched innocence, indicating an unfair sacrifice for a divine punishment that was not directed towards her, but her mother, Cassiopeia, who, with her husband Cepheus, sacrificed her to Cetus.
Pegasus and Perseus are surrounded by a halo of light that connects them visually to the white body of the princess, chained to the rock.
The painting is now in the collection of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, England.
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, PRA (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a British painter, draughtsman and sculptor.
His works depicted historical, biblical, and classical subject matter.
Leighton was the bearer of the shortest-lived peerage in history; after only one day his hereditary peerage became extinct upon his death.
A tip o' the hat (U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, 1924) after signing an Indian treaty
Sly devil that he was.
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Acknowledgements
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Thanks to Tucker J for his always positive “We can do that,” attitude and the talent for doing it.
Thanks to Justin for his above and beyond help with my technological education.
Thanks in general to the Microsoft team at the Prudential Center for their unflagging availability to help with a constant flow of technological problems.
Always thanks to Wikipedia, the Lead and the Thumbnail sections of the Blog very often shaped from stories taken from that amazing website. They are truly worthy of public support.
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Good Morning
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Perseus, oh! Perseus,
Where art thou, Perseus?
But now? Gotta go.
Che vuoi? Le pocketbook?
See you soon.
Your Taeyeon