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Over the summer I completed a new image in my ongoing series "Mythographies". The image is titled "The Torment of Prometheus" and is based on the story of the Titan Prometheus who was punished by the gods for aiding mankind by steeling fire from Zeus. Among other things Prometheus gave mankind the arts and science as well as astronomy and mathematics. For all the help and kindness prometheus showed to man he was abandoned by them to his fate until Herecles finally saved him. For his punishment Zeus tied Prometheus to a rock in the mountains to endure exposure to the elements and each day his liver would be pecked out by a giant eagle, only to have it grow back during the night.
The image explores notions of abandonment, lonliness and suffering. It is also an exploration of my relationship with alcohol, solitude and urban living. There is more to explain in the image but that will have to wait for a more comprehensive write-up.
