Jan Cox

1972

Painting, 300 x 127 cm.
Materials: acrylic on canvas

Collection: Courtesy Adriaan Raemdonck.

“The roots of our civilisation are with the Greek and therefore I am glad that I had a Greek-Latin education. To deny or demolish the bonds always seemed like suicide to me. 'I do not consider tradition a form of stagnant convention, on the contrary, it is the source of energy and progress. Our civilization has been built upon a chain of heritages, if we don’t recognize their value anymore we may still exist as a power but not as a civilization. This in answer to those who don’t understand my love for ancient myths.'”[1]

– Jan Cox


[1] Marijke Van Eeckhaut in: Jan Cox. Living One’s Art, Stichting Kunstboek, Group Van Damme, Oostkamp, 2008, p.222

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