Torch time in desert

PDE

An allegory of Greece? Pushed by the governors out into the desert. Where the trees have already dried out. How strong is it? How long will he survive?

One of many possible interpretations, just what came to my mind. Karl

Welcome and thank you, Karl!

You may quite interpret it as you did, this is in fact the story of my country which borders with Greece, builds ancient monuments and buildings in baroque style while it's sinking itself! Very similar story, we are after all neighbors!

Cheers to that

PDE

Many buildings in my town mimic Greek structures, my town mimics Greek government, do you see a pattern here?

The golden God, holding the torch to keep lit the way, will that flame be extinguished?

Welcome and thank you, Tony!

"Torch time in desert" was meant to be a critique for glorifying something which doesn't exist or it only exists in sick heads of few so called leaders and the ignorant masses which follow them! Maybe all over the western world were always built the glorious Roman or Greek style buildings in order to give importance to something! In our country's case it is glorifying nothing, the total system failure! The flame is, therefore artificial and already extinguished!

PDE

Very good PD. You have made a good point and your artwork supports this. Of course others may see different possibilities, but that's another story for a different day. I like the spacing/composition of this one. Take care my friend.

BR, Holger

very well composed image...your work reminds me of Giorgio de Chirico as well as Dali's...regards....David

Thank you, Holger!

You did help me very much, especially with the remark about the spacing, no two thirds you know that kind of stuff things!

Thank you, David!

I don't know the guys, only the names and therefore I remain original! Ha!

Thank you, Jack

I hope you are not teasing me! Caesar didn't turn clay into marble as I can remember...aah, it was very long time ago, who can remember all!

PDE

Pardon me, Jack!

I'm an ignorant although I spent ages in front of via-sat history channel Well, that I never heard!

Thank you for enlightening me, Jack!

Cheers

PDE

Excellent! 

Thank you very much, Tony!

PDE

I am wondering about the dry tree ;

is your emblem for separating times (or worlds) ?

Emblem you say?

Maybe! What brought you to that conclusion, Raluca?

PDE

Hi Pierre,

  Wonderful creative art work as always, my creative friend.  Take care, Patsy

Thank you, Patsy!

I will (take care)!

PDE

your dry tree appears in many of your compositions, regarded at two kinds of cultures , worlds, times whatever you want to name separated subjects ;

keep going

Well, I don't have a choice of trees, that's truth!

PDE

yes, totalitarian buildings have a strong vertical!

Thank you for your interesting remark, Maria!

Those who made it (ordered it to be built and those who realized it) believe it's a baroque and the baroque belongs to the renaissance which we can hardly name as totalitarian, especially in comparison for what was before it!

Thank you, Jamie!

You're right, it's pure perfection, technically and aesthetic ally! I tried to apply a shadow and it was piece of cake technically, but aesthetically it simply didn't fit! After all everything is allowed in the surrealism, isn't it!

PDE

Rock fell from my heart and broke my leg!

Cheers to that, Jamie!

Thank you for your absolute support!

PDE

you live in France, right?

you don't belong in France.