In
proper sunlight, Blake's tombstone would have looked
warmer in tone. In a cold cloudy winter afternoon,
taken with the iPhone, it looks grey.
It is interesting that the grave of
one of the most influential engravers and poets is located
at the heart of Hoxton, home of London's thriving art scene
and drainpipe jeans. Very fitting for an art rebel. He studied
at the Royal Academy of Arts but thought Ruben was a lot
of hogwash.
Today, someone of Blake's literary
and art skills would have been a Creative Director. Or an
Art Director.
The influence of his etchings can
be seen especially in Marvel comics.
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Man's Meat.... (December 2007)
Grafitti:
Creative Vandals (February 2007)
Seine
City (September
2007)
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