tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995898277235098805.post1586852461566203309..comments2023-12-06T13:31:17.163+00:00Comments on The Painting of Melancholia: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995898277235098805.post-49712843561548150222009-09-28T13:19:29.379+01:002009-09-28T13:19:29.379+01:00We know in German the metaphor "Vorhang des V...We know in German the metaphor "Vorhang des Vergessens" /curtain of forgetting- WK's theme: "how transient are the emotions, how short-term/ebbing away the memories"! - zu gr. a-letheia= truth cf. the philosophical question 'Heidegger and aletheia'("Unverborgenheit) - Lethe is also the river of forgetting the deads have been told in the Greek mythology to Philine Kleinknechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370437261050391305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995898277235098805.post-74512878588217666942009-09-28T12:07:22.559+01:002009-09-28T12:07:22.559+01:00Thank you Philine - I found it hard to write somet...Thank you Philine - I found it hard to write something descriptive about something I saw so long ago and had to borrow a lot from others. I do clearly remember my emotional response at the time though and thankfully kept a few notes despite being a bit of a novice at the time. This image has gained a particular significance for me since I saw the film but it was a truly melancholic experience Blackdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917019570643578121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995898277235098805.post-55798604415959229202009-09-27T10:44:56.065+01:002009-09-27T10:44:56.065+01:00Yes, I heard of the South African artist William K...Yes, I heard of the South African artist William Kentridge as theatre producer (Mozart, Die Zauberflöte)..., "forgetting and remembering" are very impotant themes/problems, and, yes, this are also permanent themes and questions/ problems of our horrible German history, and it is no wonder that the artist is now dealing with this history, too! Your analysis is very careful, precise, and Philine Kleinknechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370437261050391305noreply@blogger.com