Rubaiyat Thirty Five: Perfection And Necroamoria by Mark Sheeky

G173A Rubaiyat Thirty Five: Perfection And Necroamoria
Oil and gold on panel
Apr to Jun 2009, Size 658x400 mm

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About this painting
Painted for a Museum of Modern Art Wales Exhibition with the theme of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Any of the more than 70 four line poems (Rubaiyat) could have been selected so I used the random function on my calculator and number thirty five was chosen: I think the vessel, that with fugitive articulation answer'd, once did live, and merry-make; and the cold lip I kiss'd. How many kisses might it take - and give.

Technical details
The painting began with the gold leaf application.

Rubaiyat Thirty Five: Perfection And Necroamoria (Original)
Private collection.