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Icarus, 1961 (oil on canvas)

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TW427184
Image title
Icarus, 1961 (oil on canvas)
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Artist
Armstrong, John (1893-1973) / English
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Location
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
1961 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
71.2 x 40.5 cms
Image description

In Greek myth, Icarus used homemade wings to fly near the sun. The wax holding the wings together melted, and Icarus was killed. To John Armstrong, the myth symbolised the danger to the world posed by scientific knowledge. This picture probably represents the threat of nuclear weapons, which greatly concerned Armstrong. The damaged spherical head of the figure represents the world;

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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums / © Estate of John Armstrong. All rights reserved 2024 / Bridgeman Images
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20th century / art / Armstrong John (1893-1973) / England / United Kingdom / Europe / artist / figure / anti-nuclear / surrealism / surrealist / nuclear weapons / surreal / nuclear warfare / Painting / Mzpainting
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Medium 576 × 1024 px 49 × 87 mm 1.1 MB

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