Comments on: Men with snakes http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/08/19/men-with-snakes/ • • • Being a journal by artist and designer John Coulthart, cataloguing interests, obsessions and passing enthusiasms. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:18:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/08/19/men-with-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-62689 John Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:35:41 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2265#comment-62689 I think that's Google's ranking process at work; the more links you have, the more you show up at the top of searches. I think that’s Google’s ranking process at work; the more links you have, the more you show up at the top of searches.

]]> By: Thombeau http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/08/19/men-with-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-62623 Thombeau Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:47:24 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2265#comment-62623 HA! I was just searching for Weird Tales, and your post is the first that shows up on Google images! That's sort of a weird tale right there! HA! I was just searching for Weird Tales, and your post is the first that shows up on Google images! That’s sort of a weird tale right there!

]]> By: Now and Here… - » Pythagoras - A Python - Incarnation of the Serpent http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/08/19/men-with-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-44816 Now and Here… - » Pythagoras - A Python - Incarnation of the Serpent Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:24:00 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2265#comment-44816 [...] via johncoulthart.com [...] [...] via johncoulthart.com [...]

]]> By: John http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/08/19/men-with-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-30959 John Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:49:10 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2265#comment-30959 Ha, that's a surprising place--ancient statues in a power station. That statue looks like it may well be another Laocoön-inspired piece. The Romans owned it for years, it was presumed to have belonged to Nero at one point, and much of their statuary was an attempt to capture the power of Greek art. That's a good tip, thanks. I know there's other examples of this theme in art until you get to pulp illustrations. I'm sure I've seen a few more minor sculptures but I forget the artists' names. Ha, that’s a surprising place–ancient statues in a power station. That statue looks like it may well be another Laocoön-inspired piece. The Romans owned it for years, it was presumed to have belonged to Nero at one point, and much of their statuary was an attempt to capture the power of Greek art.

That’s a good tip, thanks. I know there’s other examples of this theme in art until you get to pulp illustrations. I’m sure I’ve seen a few more minor sculptures but I forget the artists’ names.

]]> By: Nathalie http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2007/08/19/men-with-snakes/comment-page-1/#comment-30932 Nathalie Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:46:43 +0000 http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/?p=2265#comment-30932 Next time you come to Rome, and if you have not already been there, do not miss a visit to Centrale Montemartini. First the settings are incredible because the old statues are set againt the old electric plant machinery and - second - some of pieces are well worth the trip. Like this <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/7333736@N08/489583651/in/set-72157600008714299/" rel="nofollow">youth fighting a snake</a>. Most of the snake has gone missing but the young man in distress is eye candy. Next time you come to Rome, and if you have not already been there, do not miss a visit to Centrale Montemartini. First the settings are incredible because the old statues are set againt the old electric plant machinery and – second – some of pieces are well worth the trip.
Like this youth fighting a snake. Most of the snake has gone missing but the young man in distress is eye candy.

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