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April 13, 2007
A most unusual painting
There's this building by my job, 120 N. LaSalle Street, that has that painted above the main entranceway. It is obviously Daedalus and Icarus. You know those two right? Daedalus built wings out of feathers, and went flying along with Icarus, his son. However, despite his fathers' cautions, Icarus was overly exuberant, and he flew too close to the sun. The wings were held together with wax, and the heat of the sun melted the wax on Icarus's wings. He plunged to his death when the wings fell apart.
So why on earth have this most unpleasant story on a painting above your building? And really, of all the types of buildings to have such a painting, is a SKYSCRAPER really the best? We have been cautioned time and again of the dangers of buildings that are too tall, such as the Tower of Babel, and even the 9/11 attacks against the World Trade Center. Isn't this just another way of flying too close to the sun?
entry no. 819
Posted by oz115 at April 13, 2007 07:14 PM