Tilting At Windmills
by VIVA Anderson
Title
Tilting At Windmills
Artist
VIVA Anderson
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Tilting At Windmills,photo by VIVA Anderson,celebrating windmills, literary symbolism photography,beautiful blue,abandoned windmills. An exercise in futility. Symbolism.
Cervantes "Don Zuixote",the novel...........an exercise in futility...............
Tilting at windmills means fighting imaginary enemies. The idiom tilting at windmills is first seen in the English language in the 1640s as “…fight with the windmills…” The verb tilting was soon substituted for the word fight. The term is taken from the classic Spanish novel, Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. In the novel, the main character becomes enamored with the idea of chivalry, and spends his time fighting with windmills that he imagines to be giants. Tilting is the medieval sport of jousting with a lance. Of course, the windmills are not enemies but are simply inanimate objects, and Quixote’s tilting at windmills was an exercise in futility.
"One way of interpreting Don Quixot's 'tilting at windmills'
could be as an allegory to promote skeptical, or satirical
evaluation of either a hero's motives, rationales, or a
nation's politics"...wiki.
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VIVA Anderson
Louise, Thank You so very much. Glad you like the blue…a bit of whimsy, and, thank you very much for your vote,🙏🤗, VIVA
Louise Merigot
I love windmills...the blue tinge is brilliant. Voted in Windmills Solar Alt contest.
Bill Dussault
So stark and beautiful! I get the feeling that there is nothingness around it. Just the feeling of flat land stretching for miles in every direction. Great work
VIVA Anderson replied:
Wonderful response, Bill...and, spot on correct.....Thank you for your visit , thoughts....VIVA
VIVA Anderson
Just a fav, to remind myself of the allegory, the connection between art and Literature, the visual romance.
VIVA Anderson
Thank you,Laurel. You are so brilliant,inspiring And I am so grateful,again,for our connection. I was just thinking...it's just a windmill,but,to me symbolic of literary works that I can photo or paint. Art for me expresses dimensions..of thoughts,visuals,my psyche , " on a clear day", lol.nThe "classics" we're staples in our home,at school...I am very fortunate.nThis windmill stands untended now,on the farm in 'country NSW,AUStralia,where the family home is,of son-in-law was raised,whose Father served as local MP, member of Parliament,and who contributed his life to his country.....it's all connected...isn't it? So wonder-ful....this life ! xV
Laurel Adams
I have always loved Don Quixote.....Double literature Major ( English and French)...how could I NOT love the Classic romances ALL?? Love the way you honor the Classics in your Art, VIVA!
VIVA Anderson
"Tilting at windmills".....the literary inspiration,quote, here as a beautiful photograph, to symbolize the exercise in futility that is......tilting at windmills ... denying reality, truth.
VIVA Anderson
Oh, thank you,Jerry, for both lovely compliments. Shall have a look at yours most definitely. Windmills are such romantic subjects, especially when one thinks of them grinding the colours for Artists historically. Wind Farms have no romance !!! Just .. noise.........VIVA
Jerry Bokowski
This beautiful blue toned image reminds me of the windmill and water tank at Empire Ranch. You can see them in the distance in my "Winter Visits Empire Ranch" painting, Viva. Lovely new bio pic of YOU too!..............FAV / LIKE
VIVA Anderson
Meg, thank you so much for your really thoughtful, lovely response to this....much appreciated.........VIVA