Ode on a Grecian urn
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osprey_archerOver the weekend an art fair was in town. There were photographers and glassblowers and watercolorists and textile artists and one both entirely full of kaleidoscopes, and another with metal objects dangling from the ceiling in a cheerful profusion; and as I walked down this lane of delights, my eye fell on the most beautiful Grecian urn.
Naturally it was not actually Greek. But it looked rather like Greek black figure pottery: I imagined the artist pouring through books of designs, imbibing them and then bringing them out again with a modern twist.
And, okay, it is not an urn at all, but then some people say that Keats' Grecian urn was actually the Elgin marbles which aren't even pottery. So I can have some poetic license here.
So I walked past the booth four or five times, convincing myself that in fact I was going to spend money on my very own black figure pitcher. I went in; I handed it to the artist.
"It's Etruscan inspired!" she said.
Naturally it was not actually Greek. But it looked rather like Greek black figure pottery: I imagined the artist pouring through books of designs, imbibing them and then bringing them out again with a modern twist.
And, okay, it is not an urn at all, but then some people say that Keats' Grecian urn was actually the Elgin marbles which aren't even pottery. So I can have some poetic license here.
So I walked past the booth four or five times, convincing myself that in fact I was going to spend money on my very own black figure pitcher. I went in; I handed it to the artist.
"It's Etruscan inspired!" she said.
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Date: 2013-09-03 10:58 pm (UTC)On the other hand, it might be easier to get people to actually attempt poetry at an "Ode on an Etruscan Pitcher" party. It wouldn't be quite as intimidating as trying to compete with Keats.
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Date: 2013-09-05 01:47 am (UTC)Actually the floral pattern reminds me of some Chinese art I've seen, although the handle is definitely Western.
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