The Unknown - Irony of Art

 The Unknown - Irony of Art

"Art takes the lead, to break man's indifference,

      to guide him out of the unknown."- avr

Dr Abe V Rotor

The Unknown - Irony of Art, in acrylic by AVRotor 2026

There's irony in art: one said, it's beautiful;

     I like the bright color, said another;

It is as if it were real, a critic commented;

     but what's the message, brother?

 

Dali’s Melting Clocks in dual meaning warns

     of brief life that may waste away;

Van Gogh’s Starry Night speaks of solace

     and peace with a price to pay. 

 

Contrast, high rise and shanties, on canvas

     elevates art to philosophy;

from cave paintings to electronic images,

    art must rise above empathy.

 

One asked if I painted one right on-the-spot;

     a child thought it was by imagination;

a man was furious: who burned the forest? 

     blaming one and the whole nation. 

 

Calmly I said, it's an effect of global warming,

      and man's folly plus the phenomenon; 

art takes the lead, to break man's indifference,

      to guide him out of the unknown. ~