A Warning to Every Civilization - The Destruction of Tyre by John Martin

Описание: "The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless." - Alan Watts
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This quote reflects Alan Watts's core mission: translating Eastern philosophies like Taoism and Zen Buddhism for a Western audience, emphasizing the beauty of impermanence and flow. Watts, a 20th-century British philosopher and speaker, challenged the Western obsession with security, permanence, and static being. His key point is that life is fundamentally a process of constant change and flux—like a flowing river or a dancing flame—and that anything which becomes rigid, fixed, or seeks permanent security ultimately moves away from the dynamic, spontaneous, and authentic state of being truly alive.

Painting: The Destruction of Tyre by John Martin
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The Destruction of Tyre by J.M.W. Turner depicts the brutal siege of the Phoenician city by Alexander the Great, but serves as a broader allegory for the inevitable fall of empires. Turner, a pivotal British painter who bridged Romanticism and Impressionism, was renowned for his mastery of light and color and his focus on nature's destructive power. The painting's significance lies in its chaotic composition, where the natural elements of sun, sea, and fire are as violent as the human conflict, almost dissolving the historical narrative into a swirling vortex of light and terror, thereby commenting on the futility of human ambition against the forces of nature and time.

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