London - Europe -

Vladimir P.Parkin

LONDON – EUROPE – …?
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Two people communicate, share information more often than on the verbal level, with the help of verbal speech.

The verbal speech, in written form, is documentary in nature and is legally binding.

There are other forms of exchange of information, adopted in a civilized society.
In some cases, people use body language and facial expressions. Very often - the language of parables - Aesop and La Fontaine. The last exchange of information is being used to an unpleasant hidden meaning was covered with beautiful shell.

There are also other languages and modes of communication. One of the most powerful and understandable to people of different nationalities, different language groups - is the universal language of art - the language of music, dance, drawing, painting, sculpture.

No great harm to the author of a work of art, if it is a language of high art is misunderstood foreigner. This can always be regarded as "Lost in Translation"!

The situation is different - the language of serious international relations.

So, for example, the attitude of the United Kingdom to the Union of Europe was reflected in writing in connection with the holding of the referendum and exit from the EU under the title "Brekzit".

In a nutshell, the "Brekzit" understandable. In its basis - questions of economy, politics, public opinion, a referendum.
Randomness is excluded. Keep in mind: the British are always for themselves - "inglishmen" and all the other inhabitants of the Earth - just "foreigners". Including Europeans. The closer they are polite and the rest?

All this is as old as the very Old England. And the power of art only confirms this. Should one sculpture in the center of London, on the right bank of the Thames River. The name of the sculpture - "Europe"! Style is not antique, not the Renaissance, not even modern. These styles have been understood. Since ancient times was made to represent the river, the mountains and the country in the form of gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome. This sculpture of "Europe" basically has nothing to do with the ancient myth, depicted by Rembrandt van Rijn Harmes and Valentin Serov. There is no beauty in Europe, or the waves of the sea or of the god Zeus in the form of a mighty bull ...

On the waterfront we see something not quite clear. If you look closely, it is not quite decent. Judge for yourself - photo attached. Before you "Europe", as it represents in London!

Whoever does not understand, passed by. Who is offended - silently swallowed the hint. The power of art. In court, there is nothing to show!

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Shot from the Author's video "My favorite London". 2003. Without retouching.
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