Twenty | 7 August 2010

With the help of the lovely Jane Reynolds and at the insistence of the incomparable Christy Giannestras Brown, I present a new Twenty.  Albeit a bit unseasonable, today’s featured painting is Primavera, by Botticelli.  This is the fifteenth Twenty.  You can find links to the previous fourteen here.

Twenty is a collection of apparently disparate images that have been thoughtfully selected to complement a great work of art (displayed first in the collection below).  Every individual image may be contemplated in conjunction with the original one (as a diptych), by itself (as a distinct work of art), or the collection may be experienced as a single unit (as a visual poem, if you will).  All images link to their source and are either public domain or copyright that source.  Any image that is not so linked is my own.

Closing Twenty

It’s been a number of weeks since I posted a Twenty over at Evangelical Outpost, and it’s unlikely that I’ll post any more, at least for a long time.  Work’s picked up for me elsewhere, and it was time to trim commitments.  I may, however, add a periodic one here.  They’re very stimulating to make; I like it.  I may also start putting up an occasional commentary on one or another of the posts.  I didn’t want to begin any post with an explanation of any kind, but now that they’ve been seen and are unlikely to be re-seen (or found) unless as a result of conversation, I don’t feel any inhibitions about beginning to talk.  For now, however, I’m merely collecting links to all the posts.  This is your table of contents.

Twenty | 2 April 2010

Twenty is now hosted at Evangelical Outpost.  Click here to see this week’s collection, complementing The Lamentation by Giotto in honor of Good Friday.

Twenty | 26 March 2010

Beginning this week, Twenty will be hosted at Evangelical Outpost.  Click here to see this week’s collection, complementing the Mona Lisa.

Twenty is a collection of apparently disparate images that have been thoughtfully selected to complement a great work of art (displayed first in the collection below).  Every individual image may be contemplated in conjunction with the original one (as a diptych), by itself (as a distinct work of art), or the collection may be experienced as a single unit (as a visual poem, story, or piece of music – pick your metaphor).  All images link to their source and are either public domain or copyright that source.  Any image that is not so linked is my own.

Twenty | 11 March 2010

Twenty is a (weekly) collection of apparently disparate images that have been thoughtfully selected to complement a great work of art (seen above).  Every individual image may be contemplated in conjunction with the original one, by itself, or the collection may be experienced as a unit.  All images link to their source and are either public domain or copyright that source.  Any image that is not so linked is my own.