Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996
From: Jean Debord (JDebord@compuserve.com)
To those who may be interested, here is the address of a Web page devoted to Maxfield Parrish, the painter who has inspired the cover of "Memory of Trees" : http://www.mcduffskeep.com/parrish/
There are several reproductions, including "The Young King of The Black Isles", the 1906 painting which has inspired the album's cover.
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996
From: david.smith@utoronto.ca
The connection between Enya's image and Maxfield Parrish's work is rather obvious. Yet there are other artists out there who have produced works of similar themes.
I was in Munich a few years ago, and happened across a poster reproduction of a painting called "Music" by Gustav Klimt. It immediately caught my eye as I noticed how similar it was to the video for "Caribbean Blue". Naturally, I bought it right then and there!
I found a web page which has "Music"; if anyone is interested, you can look at it at: http://www.laks.com/klimtmuseum/k014.html
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996
From: MDWongII@aol.com
I've looked through a number of Parrish artbooks in the stores. I think that you'd be interested in _Maxfield Parrish, A Retrospective_ by Cutler and Cutler. Glancing through it off the shelf, I was surprised to see a number of artworks which are reminiscent of Caribbean Blue. Those Parish images are:
1) The two chefs outside the building labeled "Chocolate" towards which a little boy is climbing up the steps. Inside is seemingly the entrances to two corridors leading to either hard or soft chocolate.
2) The boy outside the picture looking in. The picture is of a city with very tall buildings.
3) The man in the moon, which looks somewhat different from his CB counterpart. The Parrish character seems more the jester.
4) Ladies lounging by the pool. The urns in the background strongly tie it to the video.
5) Woman on the "vine" swing. She's stationary.
One that I'm still looking for is the boat on the shore, if it exists.
By the way, I'd like to congratulate all those involved in the making of the Enya tapes. My copy was made with alot of good editing, and I appreciate the perspective into Enya's music. There's lots of stuff. The "Homeward Bound" segment, where Enya returns to Donegal, was great.
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996
From: ":)" (al263636@academ02.sal.itesm.mx)
Some time ago i posted a message on finding a painting that resembled a LOT to one of Enya`s picture on "The Celts" album, i was finally hable to decipher the author`s signature and found the picture on the web, it`s the picture where Enya is siting on a boat with a landscape on the back, the pic. URL is: http://www.schs.wash.k12.ut.us/~gwen/ladys2.jpg
The painting is titled The Lady of Shalott...1894 and its by J.W. Waterhouse. This link shows a zoom in on the female figure and thoughts of the author on the painting : http://www.schs.wash.k12.ut.us/~gwen/Shallot.html
Maintainer's note: The URL's given in this post are no longer valid. However, you can see this picture, as well as other paintings inspired by the Lady of Shalott, and many other pre-raphaelite paintings, at: http://persephone.cps.unizar.es/General/Gente/SPD/Pre-Raphaelites/Pre-Raphaelites.html
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996
From: Juan Manuel De Villeros Arias (jm.devilleros@venus.interpla.net.co)
Interesting... Loreena McKennitt has a song with that name, "The Lady of Shalott", in her album "The Visit". Beautiful, I must say! I find it as inspiring as Enya's songs. In fact, I think if you guys like Enya, it's highly probable you'll like Loreena as well.
By the way, I find their voices and styles quite different, but anyway I am able to identify... something similar, but my mind does not give my the words to describe that similarity. Or difference.
Perhaps some of you that have heard Enya and Loreena could express (technically or by your feelings) what you find similar or different between them... I'd like to know your thoughts about this.
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996
From: Jon Geldert (geldert@bc.edu)
Actually, the "thoughts" you are referring to are a quote from "The Lady of Shallot" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (one of my favorite poets), which was, incidentally, recorded by Loreena McKennitt for any interested parties.