Saturday, March 14, 2009

the meaning of mystery

the great comet of 1881 - étienne léopold trouvelot

great comet of 1861 - bilderatlas der sternenwel - 1888

the great comet of 1861

comet biela in 1846 - bilderatlas der sternenwelt - 1888

comet, september 29, 1908
the outline of science - a plain story simply told
edited by j. arthur thomson
g.p. putnam's sons, knickerbocker press - 1922

illustration of the leonids (1799)
the midnight sky - edward dunkin - 1872

the meaning of mystery is to be always in ambiguity, with double, triple aspects; in the hints of aspect (images in images), forms which will be, or which become according to the state of mind of the beholder. all things become more than suggestive because they appear.
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all my originality consists in bringing fantastic beings to life by making them plausible, and, as much as possible, in putting the logic of the visible at the service of the invisible.
odilon redon - 1902 & 1909

7 comments:

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Tanya said...

Hmmm, that was interesting. Looks like somethings will always remain mystery.

I myself has been trying to solve the mystery of the legend that forces you to have "earn it before

having it", for a wile now. Could not understand much though.

Let me know in case you get to understand the mystery of the Old Hound and the Legend

By the way, good writing style. I'd love to read more on similar topics

Shalini said...

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