Tag Archives: myth

The blue man

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Gary

Why is Krishna blue? Have you ever wondered? More importantly, why do I ask? Today at the V&A I found some rather beautiful paintings, hidden away in the South-east Asia gallery. They are all about A4 in size and some … Continue reading →

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Sailing with dragons

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Gary

Today marked the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York. They are widely believed to have started a more accepting attitude from society. They paved the way to make it easier for people to accept their natures and … Continue reading →

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Arrows of love

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Gary

The wonderful statue of Eve has been moved from the sculpture gallery at the V&A. It’s one of my favourites and will be sadly missed. I noticed it straight away as it’s been replaced by a rather wonderful statue of … Continue reading →

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Gods on Sunday

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Gary

On Friday I was wandering around the V&A and realised there seems to be an awful lot of female demons, associated with eastern religions. This surprised me somewhat given that very early societies tended to worship the female form (there’s … Continue reading →

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