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Green Woman - March 2009 - Sapphire Tapas Bar
Greenman - natural man -exhibition of paintings by Maiia Sapphire Tapas Bar, August through til Sept 06 2008 REGGAETOWN 2008 About the painting
"Myth never was but always is."
Gaius Sallustius Crispus. (not a joke name)
A study of Masculinity and Mythology... Maiia
Symbolised throughout the arts and literature - the greenman is revisited here to counterbalance less useful portrayal of masculinity by pseudo-culture and commercial news-media.
More Greenman work GREENWOMAN EXHIBITION MARCH '09
Media Reform Robert Bly James Hillman
Below: A kindred spirit from northern hemisphere...
The Hippy Theologian Rev Dr. Matthew Fox talks about Greenman.
Maiia: Green Man symbolises life in the growing things in many ancient traditions. With ties to Robin Hood, Herne the hunter; Pan of ancient Greece. Pan may have been over-impetuous... but he did make a flute from the reeds to mourn love lost. the blues .
"...western morality tends to put all better things up high and worse things down low. By the last century, growth became inexorably caught up in this ascensionist fantasy. Darwin's thesis, The Descent of Man, became, in our minds, the ascent of man." James Hillman - The Soul's Code. Green man - wikipedia.
There is a distinct difference between symbolism, witness and idolatry.
"Dance then wherever you maybe, I am the Lord of the Dance said He.
And I lead you all wherever you may be and I lead you all in the dance said he."
he Fool - The Court Jester - The Joker.
Jack Black's shroom skit- Pick of Destiny - covers a linked theme The Wildman. Iron John - no relation to Steely Dan or even Greenies Band Pearl Bird
Iron John - the Wildman by Robert Bly
Iron John was considered a sign of a beginning 'mens movement'
GREENMAN EXHIBITION: Sapphire Bar August 2008, a series of work by Maiia editor of Brindle Style. A collection of psychological archetypes and symbolist art seen from the Southern Hemisphere.
The Jungian traditions were embraced by the hippy era, punks, peacemakers and potheads.
Greenman is also inspired by Paul Green and many often hilarious chats, on the state of Australia's, gender interactional, relational, sexual, and cultural life. More Greenman, by other artists, links etc
"Irwin Abrams, The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates, 1901-2001, argues that the peace laureates serve "as examples for the rest of us, especially young people, to try to emulate." What gives meaning to their stories, he believes, is that they reflect the capacity each of us has for courage, commitment and moral strength." -Scott London |