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English version, signed by the contemporary artists RUDYARD KIPLING. Interpretation of Rudyard Kipling's poem Yew by artist Christiane Pooley.

It is a poem that Rudyard Kipling dedicates to his son John, who has just entered adolescence. Written at the very beginning of the 20th century, it celebrates the virtues of stoicism during the Victorian era, where it was appropriate to restrain one's emotions and control one's passions. This society distinguished the strong, intrepid and hardened man from the weak man, a slave to his feelings. Today the interpretation is different. We are sensitive beings, and it is normal to express our emotions. We don't always choose what happens to us, but we always have the power to choose how to react to it.

In the work, created by Christiane Pooley for A Story on the Wall, illustrating the famous poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling, the character blends into the decor. The desert void facing the young man invites us to contemplate the horizon. It symbolizes the path to take, without a clear path, to become "a man", and thus echoes Kipling's poem "If".

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  • Format 30X40
  • Traditional rives paper 250G FSC label Printed in France

 

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Version anglaise, signée par l'artiste contemporain RUDYARD KIPLING. Interprétation du poème Yew de Rudyard Kipling par l'artiste Christiane Pooley.

Il s'agit d'un poème que Rudyard Kipling dédie à son fils John, qui vient d'entrer dans l'adolescence. Écrit au tout début du XXe siècle, il célèbre les vertus du stoïcisme à l'époque victorienne, où il convenait de réfréner ses émotions et de maîtriser ses passions. 

Détails :

  • Format 30X40
  • Papier rives traditionnel 250G Label FSC Imprimé en France
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