Francisco Goya paints
Saturn Devouring His Son, depicting the titan king in gory frenzy quickly consuming one of his six children. The myth tells us that Saturn heard prophecy one of his children would usurp him, like Saturn with his father. Fear fills his stomach and the only remedy is the flesh of his flesh. Ilya Repin paints Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on November 16th, 1581, showing Ivan the Terrible clutching his child on trampled carpet seconds after bludgeoning him. The history tells us that Ivan the Terrible saw rebellion in his son’s eyes and terrible hands became stronger than he, possessed with holding onto power by beating it out of his child. The poet paints himself bloodied and wild as he empties his heart. The story tells us that a boy whose chest was heavier than his frame, cracked it open, desperate to hollow the fullness. In these three paintings, you see the anguish and their eyes are always the same: They are so scared of what they are doing
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Alexander Dang Alex Dang is a member of the 2013, 2014, and 2015 Portland Poetry Slam Team competing at the National Poetry Slam and the youngest representative from Portland in the slam's history. Alex is the Eugene Grand Slam Champion of 2014 and 2015. Videos of his performances have amassed over 1.5 million views on YouTube. He has been a speaker at two TEDx events: TEDxReno and TEDxUOregon. A nationally touring poet, Alex has performed in over 35 cities, 20 states, and is a world renowned burger expert. |