When I created Icarus I had the feeling of something tragic yet great - like a myth that had been created from the death of something. Somethng had caused that splash and that feeling of sadness. After meditating on the work, the vision of Icarus falling from the sky rose up to be the only thing that matched the feeling I had - hence the name of the painting.
Icarus was, as you know, the son of Daedalus, an Athenian craftsman trapped by King Minos in the palace of Knossos, Crete. He created two sets of wings from feathers and wax that he and his son could use to escape the island.
Icarus became so enthralled by the experience of flying and by the beauty of the sun that he flew too high, thus melting the wings and precipitating his fall into the sea ... to become legend.
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