#the lament for icarus

[twinsfawn]

THE LAMENT FOR ICARUS — HERBERT JAMES DRAPER (DETAIL)

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The Lament for Icarus 2020, Miao He

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the fallen angel becomes a malignant devil

Fallen Angel, Alexandre Cabanel | The Fallen Angel, Willem de Zwart | Angel of Grief, William Wetmore Story | Fallen Angel, Roberto Ferri | The Lament for Icarus, Herbert James Draper | Art & Lies, Jeanette Winterson

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

The Lament for Icarus – Herbert James Draper // gold rush – Taylor Swift

[texaschainsawmascara]

Unknown / Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains / Devil In Me - Halsey / To the Countess of Blessington - Lord Byron / The Lament for Icarus - Herbert James Draper / Angel On Fire - Halsey / Cocoa Hooves - Dave Bayley / Bloodsport, “When Rome Falls” - Yves Olade / Stone Milk, “The Myth of Medea” - Anne Stevenson

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The Lament for Icarus (1898, oil on canvas) | Herbert James Draper

[mysterious-secret-garden]

Herbert Draper - The Lament for Icarus.

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[impossible-blood]

gang of youths, the good fight // draper, the lament for icarus + ribera, the martyrdom of saint andrew

[micaeladawn]

'The Lament for Icarus' So pleased to be able to share my final piece for Classics but make it Gay II. Featuring trans Icarus! 🌈✨ Trans Rights Are Human Rights! #TransWomenAreWomen Hubris and the transition from boyhood to manhood are two of the most common reads for the story of Icarus. I see her wings as a representation of her assigned gender. I wanted viewers to consider the extreme expectations and pressures placed on young Icarus by her father (who builds her wings, but that have strict rules surrounding them) and society (the ocean and the sun that limit where Icarus might fly). When transitioning from boyhood to manhood (leaving the prison she and her father live in), Icarus is told if she flies too low, her wings will get wet in the ocean; if she flies too high, the sun will melt the wax and the wings would disintegrate.

She is told by society and those around her that these are negative things. In my reimagining, Icarus fights through those societal expectations and transitions/falls into a self who is embraced and celebrated by herself and those around her. BONUS: A comparison for my reimagining of 'The Lament for Icarus' by Herbert James Draper.

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Love and Space Dust, David Jones |  The Lament for Icarus, Herbert James Draper 

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

The Lament for Icarus – Herbert James Draper // Don't Blame Me – Taylor Swift

suggested by @chloethemachine 💛

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The classic tale of Icarus

Joy & pride Icarus felt in every fibre of his being. Unfathomable. Elevated above all of humanity ! The pinnacle of mankind. Icarus couldnt possible be just human, could he ?

"The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long."

Did Icarus succeed even to outshine our sun ? We may never know the answer- Icarus falls to mud, denied entry to the heavens.

Icarus- do you think the sun envied your brightness ?

( The Lament for Icarus by Herbert James Draper, 1898 )

[shawnfreki]

The Lament for Icarus by Herbert Draper.

[folklouire]

I'm not scared to jump, I'm not scared to fall. If there was nowhere to land I wouldn't be scared at all.

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The Lament for Icarus, Herbert James Draper (1898)