I stumbled upon this, a current theatrical production of "The Sorrows of Young Werther" presented in puppetry. I find it strange and also strangely appropriate-- symbolic, even. My ambivalence stems from the fact that I can not think of a better way to express Goethe's characters --- so intensely definitive AS caricatures--- a forlorn, love-stricken young-man and his coy "friend" as puppets. I imagine elaborate hand-motions from Werther's puppet.

I also wonder what Albert's puppet looks like. (!)

I just think this is interesting.

( " Oh..... Rousseau..? " )


http://www.hermitary.com/solitude/rousseau.html


(Ohhhhhh, Rousseau.)

In class, we traced a Modernistic Timeline based on historical information. If history is indeed cyclical--and even repetitive-- it is amazing to depict historical events and historical blips as they relate globally to each other, and, in this case, chart the emergence of "Modernism" as we define it. (Or don't define it).

Art also functions as a timeline--- albeit a very interactive one-- in the context of the modern era. Art charts the emergence of perspective. Through artwork, history may become multifaceted; one event may be represented by a variety of indivduals and their highly charged perspectives. Art traces a timeline of human experience.








I stumbled across Marxist-era paintings; mostly from the Stalin-era, but deemed "Marxist." What is unique about these images? What is very typical? They are bizarre and eery, but why? What do they evoke? Notice the titles.










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