Wednesday, 11 December 2013

The British library

Outside the British Library is this sculpture of Newton by Paolozzi.



Below the sculpture was this plaque which I didn't understand.




The plaque reads NEWTON after William Blake by Eduardo Paolozzi.

Why the reference to Wiiliam Blake? Then last week I visited the Tate Britain art gallery and the mystery was solved. There I saw this watercolour and ink print by William Blake














8 comments:

  1. Is it sposed to be Issac Newton? Oh well good sculpture

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  2. Yeah, wot Diane said. I don't like the overbuilt muscle form.

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  3. Great you found out the background of the sculpture. You are a real Sherlock Holmes.

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  4. How interesting to see the comparison!

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  5. Nice sculpture. And very clever of you to figure out the connection.

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  6. Mystery solved. Isn't it wonderful that you have the time to visit and re-visit and therefore really get to know these amazing places and all they contain!!

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