tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495818206789941876.post4196817261342878554..comments2024-02-16T00:24:49.106-08:00Comments on Public Art in Chicago: New York City [Continents - by Daniel Chester French]Jyotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08930301862493132019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495818206789941876.post-91908649489402081412014-01-10T12:44:11.940-08:002014-01-10T12:44:11.940-08:00To make a little comment on Asia (being Asian myse...To make a little comment on Asia (being Asian myself as well), the central figure holds a poppy bloom (from which opium comes though some believe it's a lotus flower) with a coiling serpent, resting a throne resting on skulls (power obtained through war and famine, etc.) with her eyes closed (hence completely oblivious of the suffering and hopelessness around her) and a false idol on her lap. The prostrating boy, emaciated old slave in bondage and the naked woman with a child, all leaning on the blind and indifferent central figure, are said to represent ignorance, superstition and over-population, respectively. I cannot figure out what the tiger represents.<br /><br />But the single positive thing in the sculpture is the shining emerging cross in the back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495818206789941876.post-89085942439457870292011-08-02T23:43:10.857-07:002011-08-02T23:43:10.857-07:00Beautiful and massive building with many of fantas...Beautiful and massive building with many of fantastic details.Frank de Jolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634407451505200466noreply@blogger.com