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When an older friend of Mishima's came with white roses to the altar, Shizue, Mishima's mother, said:
'You should have brought red roses for a celebration. This was the first time in his life Kimitake did something he always wanted to do. Be happy for him.'
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🧵1/4 ‘Momentum’, the knightly figure riding a motorcycle, has always held a special place in my body of work. The piece was born out of my love for dynamism and forward motion; few of my works speak so directly to the Futurists. The straight lines drawn through the composition show the expansion of raw energy. That force driven forward is still the essence of my entire practice today.
‘Momentum’ - bronze - 2021 - 21.7 x 5.5 x 7.1 inches
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The Slaughter of the Sea Peoples by Ramses III at the Battle of the Delta (12th century)
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Plymouth, Wisconsin Post Office
Making Cheese - Charles W. Thwaites (1942)
Photo by Jimmy Emerson
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Grant Wood (February 13, 1891 – February 12, 1942)
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, 1931











































