Gloomy

Fireflies - Thomas Sarrantonio .

American , b. 1954 -

Fancy leaved caladium in color. 1958.

Melencolia I. Albrecht Durer. 1514. Engraving.

"The winged personification of Melancholy, seated dejectedly with her head resting on her hand, holds a caliper and is surrounded by other tools associated with geometry, the one of the seven liberal arts that underlies artistic creation."

"In medieval philosophy each individual was thought to be dominated by one of the four humors; melancholy, associated with black gall, was the least desirable of the four, and melancholics were considered the most likely to succumb to insanity. Renaissance thought, however, also linked melancholy with creative genius; thus, at the same time that this idea changed the status of this humor, it made the self-conscious artist aware that his gift came with terrible risks."

Ancient Ziggurat

Artist: John Avon Set: Conflux

Blightning

Artist: Thomas M. Baxa Set: Shards of Alara