Minotaur
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In Greek mythology, the Minotaur had the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull. Before Minos became king he asked the Greek god Poseidon for a sign, to assure him that he, and not his brother, was to receive the throne. Poseidon agreed to send a white bull as a sign on the condition Minos sacrificed the bull to the god in return. Indeed, a bull of unmatched beauty came out of the sea. After seeing it King Minos found it so beautiful that he instead sacrificed another bull hoping that Poseidon would not notice. Poseidon was enraged when he realized what had been done and caused Minos’s wife, Pasiphaë, to be overcome with a fit of madness in which she conceived a passion for the bull. She tried to seduce the bull without success before requesting the help of Daedalus who constructed a hollow wooden cow covered with cowhide for Pasiphaë to hide in and allow the bull to mount her. As a result of this union Pasiphaë gave birth to the Minotaur. Pasiphaë nursed the Minotaur in his infancy, but he grew and became ferocious. Minos, after getting advice from the Oracle at Delphi, had Daedalus construct a gigantic labyrinth to hold the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eventually killed by Theseus.
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Minotaur. Inks on A4 cartridge. Produced early 1980’s.
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Minotaur portrait. Ink on A4 cartridge. Produced early 1980’s.
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The classic mythological beast of Greek lore, whom resides in the shadows. An allussion to the beast within the darkest recesses of us all that must be searched out, confronted, and slain. This guy actually just looks like he could use a break…. / Really it was part of my intention in this work to present the sort of monster that is melancholy; a darker beast of dimmer depths than it is often given credit for. / Original was done in watercolor and gouache media, on Arches cold-press 180lb. cotton rag.
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What if the God of War was the Goddess of War?
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What if the God of War was the Goddess of War?
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Palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece
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I’ve been wanting to upload something of my budgie Minotaur who I’ve had for a couple years, but haven’t had time until today when I took some quick pics on my mother’s camera. I think this one turned out ok, and captured a seeming moment of stillness even though he was in full play mode. He’s snow white, quite striking and therefore a great photographic subject and loves being in front of the lens to boot.
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This is for the CD cover challange
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1 hour of my life.
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Digital painting, started in Painter and processed in Photoshop. Image c 2008 Lynda Lehmann.
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Theseus volunteered to be one of the seven males to be sacrificed to the Minotaur. The Minotaur was kept in a labyrinth.Ariadne supplied him with a sword & a clew of thread to find his way out of the labyrinth after slaying the 1/2 man 1/2 bull monster.
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pencil drawing on paper, the Masque series…
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Pencil drawing + digital colouring in, using vintage Photoshop & laptop mousepad – pen & tablet currently gathering dust abroad. / Version I, The Masque series.
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Pencil drawing + digital colouring in, Version II, The Masque series.
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featured in Statues and Such / March 24th, 2009
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The Minotaur’s Wife by David Petranker Before Minos of Knossos became king of Crete he asked the Greek god Poseidon for a sign to assure him that he, and not his brother, was to receive the throne. Poseidon agreed to send a white bull on condition Minos would sacrifice the bull back to the god. Indeed, a bull of unmatched beauty came out of the sea. King Minos, after seeing it, found it so beautiful that he instead sacrificed another bull, hoping that Poseidon would not notice. Poseidon was very angry when he realized what had been done, so he caused Minos’s wife, Pasiphae, to be overcome with a fit of madness in which she fell in love with the bull. Pasiphae went to Daedalus for assistance, and Daedalus devised a way for her to satisfy her passions. He constructed a hollow wooden cow covered with cowhide for Pasiphae to hide in and allow the bull to mount her. The result of this union was the Minotaur. In some accounts, the white bull went on to become the Cretan Bull captured by Hercules for one of his labours. The Minotaur had the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull. It was a fierce creature, and Minos, after getting advice from the Oracle at Delphi, had Daedalus construct a gigantic labyrinth to hold the Minotaur. It was located under Minos’ palace in Knossos Minos had just won a great victory over the Athenians, so demanded that seven Athenian youths and seven maidens be sent every ninth year to be devoured by the Minotaur. When the third sacrifice came round, the Greek hero Theseus volunteered to go to slay the monster. Ariadne, Minos’ daughter, fell in love with Theseus and helped him get out of the maze by giving him a ball of thread, allowing him to retrace his path. Theseus killed the Minotaur (with a magical sword Ariadne had given him) and led the other Athenians back out the labyrinth. Minos, angry that Theseus was able to escape, imprisoned Daedalus and his son Icarus in the labyrinth. They were able to escape by building wings for themselves, but Icarus famously died during the escape. Sometimes the Minotaur is represented as a bull with a human torso instead of a head, like a bull version of the Centaur Cy Starkman said “the models name is Kael. We were doing a form of guerrilla art, The reason why Kael was naked was actually a reference to the sculpture and the hypocritical laws around public nudity where sculptural or marketing nudity is accepted and promoted (ie: the man’s genitals in the sculpture were hanging out in view of school children who frequent the park, yet the non sexulised act of simply walking naked down the street would be cause for outrage) The original piece was planned to be up on the central fountain apeing the naked man pointing but there was a risk of damaging the artist or the fountain.” / Reference / http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/Minotaur
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Minding my own business next thing i know there is a girl naked trying to pull the matador of the minotaur. Cy Starkman said “the models name is Kael. We were doing a form of guerrilla art, The reason why Kael was naked was actually a reference to the sculpture and the hypocritical laws around public nudity where sculptural or marketing nudity is accepted and promoted (ie: the man’s genitals in the sculpture were hanging out in view of school children who frequent the park, yet the non sexulised act of simply walking naked down the street would be cause for outrage) The original piece was planned to be up on the central fountain apeing the naked man pointing but there was a risk of damaging the artist or the fountain.”
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The Minotaur’s Wife 3 by David Petranker Cy Starkman said “the models name is Kael. We were doing a form of guerrilla art, The reason why Kael was naked was actually a reference to the sculpture and the hypocritical laws around public nudity where sculptural or marketing nudity is accepted and promoted (ie: the man’s genitals in the sculpture were hanging out in view of school children who frequent the park, yet the non sexulised act of simply walking naked down the street would be cause for outrage) The original piece was planned to be up on the central fountain apeing the naked man pointing but there was a risk of damaging the artist or the fountain.”
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2006
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Sweet Elk*
by SuviPart of a series of illustrations for an allegorical/mutant dna/’New Eden” sort of Book creation for my Art Concepts class… (more to come somewhat later, along with a somewhat more eloquent justification…)
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Decided to do something on the greek myth, so came up with this. Haven’t uploaded anything in a while, hope you like it! Other tees:
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You’re blessed enough to have me / even though you don’t. / I’ll be your silver sea, you my blonde earth. / I know your time-trapped beauty, / your gracious urn. Your patience / is worth waiting for. Most couples meet in domes of flesh / and greet the sun, its naked rose. / But you and I are not like that, from inside / the temple comes the spire. / Tied to coloured stakes; immortal leaves, / shades of fire. (Jim Marshal)
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