Briefly, the AI slop, as posted with the sale item (Jesus, derivative on multiple levels) depicts a Greek statue, Laocoön and His Two Sons (or some shit; that’s secondary, imo), that St Bill perceived to have been purloined by the war-minded usurpers from their more consciously creative Hebrew neighbors.
You rightly note that I’m less interested in the “original” than in Blake’s profound reinterpretation, Yah and His Sons, Satan and Adam.
After his common practice, Blake printed the annotated illustration from an etched plate. In most of his illuminated works, he’d add a layer of water colour. But he did a fair number of this kind of etching and printmaking, usually his original work (unlike this specific image–that, um, he created without AI), often portraying biblical characters, stories and themes. His prints from Job, Nebuchadnezzar, the Genesis creation accounts are probably most famous. This and other commissions were how he kept himself and his beloved alive.
Meanwhile he delivered to the world his utterly brilliant and singular illuminated texts and prophecies, which began to be properly appreciated only posthumously. They’re yet to be appreciated and to receive the attention, praise and contemplation they deserve.
But William is at least renowned as both a poet and graphic artist.
The text of the print has a lot to say, which I could spend days unpacking (and in the aggregate certainly have). Alas, I too have to earn a living. But I leave the image and words for your consideration, with the side note that it may come as close as any other to my Spiritual creed. But even if you don’t like me, there’s much value and proper provocation and inspiration to be found there.
*As an aside, Blake considered himself Christian and as such is the kind of Christian we need. I’ve disavowed Christianity, though I argue I’ve done so for Blakean, biblical and Jesusoid reasons. Blake also (and in a way far more palatable to me than how other Christians do) saw himself as a son and prophet of the Hebrew Imagination. Above all, he was an artist and Humanist.
Given our current context, I feel it necessary to note my profound respect for Judaism and various strands of the Jewish tradition and of other Semitic cultures and faiths. But I’m not a Zionist of the contemporary sort. And I think Bill would share my despair and distaste for what’s happening in Gaza.*
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Briefly, the AI slop, as posted with the sale item (Jesus, derivative on multiple levels) depicts a Greek statue, Laocoön and His Two Sons (or some shit; that’s secondary, imo), that St Bill perceived to have been purloined by the war-minded usurpers from their more consciously creative Hebrew neighbors.
You rightly note that I’m less interested in the “original” than in Blake’s profound reinterpretation, Yah and His Sons, Satan and Adam.
After his common practice, Blake printed the annotated illustration from an etched plate. In most of his illuminated works, he’d add a layer of water colour. But he did a fair number of this kind of etching and printmaking, usually his original work (unlike this specific image–that, um, he created without AI), often portraying biblical characters, stories and themes. His prints from Job, Nebuchadnezzar, the Genesis creation accounts are probably most famous. This and other commissions were how he kept himself and his beloved alive.
Meanwhile he delivered to the world his utterly brilliant and singular illuminated texts and prophecies, which began to be properly appreciated only posthumously. They’re yet to be appreciated and to receive the attention, praise and contemplation they deserve.
But William is at least renowned as both a poet and graphic artist.
The text of the print has a lot to say, which I could spend days unpacking (and in the aggregate certainly have). Alas, I too have to earn a living. But I leave the image and words for your consideration, with the side note that it may come as close as any other to my Spiritual creed. But even if you don’t like me, there’s much value and proper provocation and inspiration to be found there.
*As an aside, Blake considered himself Christian and as such is the kind of Christian we need. I’ve disavowed Christianity, though I argue I’ve done so for Blakean, biblical and Jesusoid reasons. Blake also (and in a way far more palatable to me than how other Christians do) saw himself as a son and prophet of the Hebrew Imagination. Above all, he was an artist and Humanist.
Given our current context, I feel it necessary to note my profound respect for Judaism and various strands of the Jewish tradition and of other Semitic cultures and faiths. But I’m not a Zionist of the contemporary sort. And I think Bill would share my despair and distaste for what’s happening in Gaza.*
This is another good one, admittedly less poetic:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights