MAKING MARKS, moments and memories as cultural touchstones and pieces of history; art and literature have many similarities, not least because they both create – if not new worlds – then certainly new ways of seeing.
Art and literature also have a significant influence on one another: painters have for centuries depicted verses from the bible – from unknown artists working on the walls of ancient catacombs to Renaissance heavyweights such as Michelangelo transforming the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Scenes from Shakespeare’s plays have been immortalised by an array of painters including Henry Fuseli, while Salvador Dali’s Mad Tea Party was a clear nod to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
In turn, writers have frequently used paintings and artists
