Ernst’s Seven Deadly Elements

December 25th, 2007

Speaking of Rapa Nui, seven collages (mostly cutout illustrations from 19th century French pulp) by Max Ernst from his 1934 pictorial novel, Une semaine de bonté (A Week of Kindness or The Seven Deadly Elements).

Mud

Sunday, element of mud (p10).

Water

Monday, element of water (p63).

Fire

Tuesday, element of fire (p84).

Blood

Wednesday, element of blood (p119).

Blackness

Thursday, element of blackness (p170).

Sight

Friday, element of sight (p181).

Unknown

Saturday, unknown element (p207).

“And I object to the love of ready-made images in place of images to be made” (Paul Eluard, Comme deux gouttes d’eau, epigraph p180).

2 Responses to “Ernst’s Seven Deadly Elements”

  1. Neil Says:

    Bloody brilliant blog, Greg.

    Neil

  2. Greg Pass Says:

    Thanks, Neil. SEE you.

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