Tower of Today in Yesteryear
... This work of art that my soul was drawn to is known as The Tower, by an American artist by the name of Paul Cadmus. The Tower has glamour that the eye must catch the full view and analyze it before the work can be contained into the mind. The work emphasizes on a people; in the midst of crumbled up stone tower in the division of light and darkness. ... The piece shows the artist himself (Paul Cadmus) in the eye of the wearing tower, reporting on the events happening around him. The events surrounding the tower equal to the destruction of contemporary life. ... Even the artist, who is in the tower, is shown without any clothing. ... The Tower was created in 1960, using egg tempera on a wooden panel. ... The unusual aspect about the creation of The Tower is the fact that it was used with egg tempera. ... The ideas and aspects of Paul Cadmuss piece, The Tower, can be seen in other greatly picturesque pieces of art of his: The Fleets In!