"No creature is fully itself till it is like the dandelion opened
in the bloom of pure relationship to the sun, the entire living
cosmos" ~ DH Lawrence
This 1.5m canvas was painted in acrylic and is my personal
interpretation of this quote. I would love to see other artists
interpretation of this quotation.
I don't claim that the following poem has any bearing or comment on
Lawrence's quotation. Rather, this is what the painting said to
me:
The form itself
Timeless, serene
Nature's gift
It's always been
And driven men to wild abandon
If only they could lay their hand on
But puppet strings do pull, and play
Convention keep's her from harm's way
They long to force their fingered whisper
To worship, wonder, just to kiss her
Oblivious in her deep repose
Yet deep inside, she somehow knows
The form she took at moment's birth
A metaphor for Mother Earth.
Kev you are such a romantic! Thank you, your poem is lovely.
No creature is fully itself till it is like the dandelion in the
bloom of pure relationship to the sun, the entire living cosmos. ~
DH Lawrence
I know that what DH Lawrence was trying to say here. However, it is
not a quote that I fully agree with. This is my interpretation of
what this quote means to me.
I deliberately depicted a young beautiful naked woman as DH
Lawrence’s dandelion. Although deep in my heart I am trying to
emphasize vulnerability and beauty, more so my emphasis is on
desire. Not necessarily sexual desire, just something that
everybody has; a significant ‘something’ that someone else
wants.
She is defenseless in her pose, vulnerable in her nakedness and
desirable in her youth and beauty. The hands are grabbing, taking,
raping – not just in a physical way but in all ways. They are
objects of lust, greed and danger. They are the hands of
society.
I used the quote on the painting emphasizing letters that spell the
word NO RAPE.
To expose oneself in the way that DH Lawrence suggests, is to
expose oneself to death, as an object of sacrifice. A dandelion
only purpose is to tossed and blown by the winds until everything
that it was, is no more. Wow! What a concept...!
(ok in all honesty, I was in a different head space when I did this
and i was really releasing a lot of frustration, but I love your
interpretation Kev. I hope to be able to see it this way one day.)
I'm often told that I always look for the best in people!
(sometimes to my cost)
I must say though, 'the hands of society' in this day and age are
often grabbing , taking and raping, with not necessarily the object
being a woman. I can't believe myself, but I'm going to quote a
Depeche Mode song (God forgive me) "The grabbing hands grab all
they can.." Perhaps the world could do with a little more
open-handedness , and even-handeness.
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This 1.5m canvas was painted in acrylic and is my personal interpretation of this quote. I would love to see other artists interpretation of this quotation.
The form itself
Timeless, serene
Nature's gift
It's always been
And driven men to wild abandon
If only they could lay their hand on
But puppet strings do pull, and play
Convention keep's her from harm's way
They long to force their fingered whisper
To worship, wonder, just to kiss her
Oblivious in her deep repose
Yet deep inside, she somehow knows
The form she took at moment's birth
A metaphor for Mother Earth.
Kev Moore ©2010
No creature is fully itself till it is like the dandelion in the bloom of pure relationship to the sun, the entire living cosmos. ~ DH Lawrence
I know that what DH Lawrence was trying to say here. However, it is not a quote that I fully agree with. This is my interpretation of what this quote means to me.
I deliberately depicted a young beautiful naked woman as DH Lawrence’s dandelion. Although deep in my heart I am trying to emphasize vulnerability and beauty, more so my emphasis is on desire. Not necessarily sexual desire, just something that everybody has; a significant ‘something’ that someone else wants.
She is defenseless in her pose, vulnerable in her nakedness and desirable in her youth and beauty. The hands are grabbing, taking, raping – not just in a physical way but in all ways. They are objects of lust, greed and danger. They are the hands of society.
I used the quote on the painting emphasizing letters that spell the word NO RAPE.
To expose oneself in the way that DH Lawrence suggests, is to expose oneself to death, as an object of sacrifice. A dandelion only purpose is to tossed and blown by the winds until everything that it was, is no more. Wow! What a concept...!
(ok in all honesty, I was in a different head space when I did this and i was really releasing a lot of frustration, but I love your interpretation Kev. I hope to be able to see it this way one day.)
I must say though, 'the hands of society' in this day and age are often grabbing , taking and raping, with not necessarily the object being a woman. I can't believe myself, but I'm going to quote a Depeche Mode song (God forgive me) "The grabbing hands grab all they can.." Perhaps the world could do with a little more open-handedness , and even-handeness.
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