"In ancient times cats were worshipped as Gods, they have not forgotten this." - Unknown
by Norman Lindsay
Of all animals, the cat alone attains to the comtemplative life. He regards the wheel of existence from without, like the Buddha. - Andrew Lang
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk. There is more passing in their minds than we are aware of." - Sir Walter Scott
"If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain
"It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can't see." - Eleanor Farjeon
It is in their eyes that their magic resides.- Arthur Symons
To respect the cat is the beginning of the aesthetic sense.
- Erasmus Darwin
Artists like cats; soldiers like dogs.- Desmond Morris
| Austin Osman Spare | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 December 1886 Snow Hill, near Smithfield MarketLondon |
| Died | 15 May 1956 (aged 69) London |
| Occupation | artist, painter and magician |
Austin Osman Spare (30 December 1886 – 15 May 1956) was an English artist who developed idiosyncratic magical techniques including automatic writing, automatic drawing and sigilization based on his theories of the relationship between the conscious and unconscious self. His artistic work is characterized by skilled draughtsmanship exhibiting a mastery of the use of the line,[1] and often employs monstrous or fantastic magical and sexual imagery.[2]
uploaded to youtube by 23narchy. Originally broadcast on The Culture Show. BBC2. November 2010
Art: Austin Osman Spare
Music: Mozart ~Requiem
For more AOS visit -
http://www.austinspare.co.uk/
http://dolorosa-reveries.blogspot.com/
http://www.banger.com/spare/
http://hermetic.com/spare/
http://www.fulgur.co.uk/authors/aos/
