venerdì 8 maggio 2009

MAC & RETNA - "Memento Mori"

THE MAC AND RETNA

artist: THE MAC AND RETNA

website: http://mac-arte.blogspot.com/

FROM ELMAC FLICKR ACCOUNT:
"This is a mural Retna & I just painted in Los Angeles called "Memento Mori". This is a Latin phrase meaning "be mindful of death" and can be translated as "remember that you are mortal" or "remember that you must die". That could seem a little grim, but the point is really to encourage us to properly value and make the most of our time here.
I painted the figure & Retna did all the rest.
Retna's lettering in the background is from a pre-hispanic Nahuatl/Azteca poem:

"Must I go like the flowers that perish?
Will nothing remain of my name?
Nothing of my fame here on earth?
At least my flowers, at least my songs.
Earth is the region of the fleeting moment."

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