2/21/2023 0 Comments Muses creative collection![]() ![]() Other times, they might show themselves as a self portrait, just for conformation. Sometimes they are there taking me somewhere in my work, I did not expect to go. “The Lady with Red Gloves”, photographic composite by Alan M. I have taken pretty literally with my imagery, but also with the Renaissance, Romantic classical composers, and a bit of Pre-Raphaelites mixed in. In mythology, the Muses were nine goddesses who symbolized the arts and sciences. ![]() Dreams are messages, nudges, intuition and spiritual revelations all at once.Īs a noun, it means a person - especially a woman - who is a source of artistic inspiration. or very detailed with specific answers to technical issues I encounter along the way. they can be very general- like a feeling or a color. My main muses are my dreams that come in the night…. Here are a few of the replies I received from Facebook friends.įor me it’s MUSEums – nothing more inspirational than the work of our contemporaries and those who have come before us. And Mother Nature is a Muse for many artists. Many artists have also chosen living human beings to serve as their Muses. Today a Muse may be an one’s special creative spirit. Giorgio de Chirico, The Disquieting Muses, oil on canvas, 1947, University of Iowa Museum of Art. Urania, “The Heavenly,” presides over both astronomy and astrology.Thalia, “The Festive,” wears the mask of comedy.Terpsichore, “The Whirler,” had dominion over dance.Polyhymnia, “She of Many Hymns,” is the muse of sacred poetry.Melpomene, “The Songstress,” wears the mask of tragedy, over which she presides. ![]() Euterpe, “The Giver of Pleasure,” plays a flute.Erato, “The Lovely,” has domain over the poetics of love and mimicry.Clio, “The Proclaimer,” is the muse of history.Calliope, “The Fair Voiced,” is the eldest of the muses and presides over epic poetry.In the collection of Palace of Versailles. Muses Urania and Melpomene, painting by Louis de Boullogne, circa 1680-1, 36.2″ x 43.7″. “A mūsēum is a place sacred to the Muses, a building devoted to learning or the arts”. The origin of the word “museum” (1605–15), is Latin. An artist or poet about to begin work would call on his particular Muse to inspire him, and a poem itself might begin with such a call thus, Homer’s Odyssey begins, ‘Sing to me of the man, Muse’ (that is, of Odysseus)”.Ī shrine to the Muses was called a “museum”. “The Muses presided over the arts (including music) and literature. This question on Facebook attracted almost 100 comments.Īccording to Merriam Webster… The word means a source of inspiration and in the historical sense it referred to any of the nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology. I am pleased to present this collection of replies “Artists and Their Muses”. I wanted to know about their Muses - who they are and what role do they play in their creative process? The replies I received are diverse, imaginative and insightful. A few months ago I posted a question for my Facebook artists friends. ![]()
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