Aritomo proposing to tattoo Yun Ling/ In comparison to Duffys "art"
There are antagonistic undertones of using "needles as Aritomo 's primary apparatus to transact Yun Ling 's horimono, convenes the wider conflicts of antithesizing ideologies and motif 's presiding throughout the novel. Yun Ling 's angst and apprehension of the discomfort the needles will possibly inflict, is reassured by Aritomo 's analogy of likening the needle to that of a Paintbrush ("I will paint you"), he has therefore created positive associations such as creativity and subtleness with that of the process of horimono. Yet there still is a pristine, aesculapian, healing perception resonating within the context of the needles (commonly used during medical procedures), …show more content…
The profound concept of a "chiselled kiss" presents the notion that something as natural as a kiss needs to be crafted delicately, thus implying the relationship between the art (natural)and person is not harmonious. Duffy furthermore develops this idea by describing the kiss and union between her and the beloved as "marble", for which 's connotations are those of opulence, sophistication and archaic art, suggesting that the kiss was abiding experience for which to be adored. Yet for what it is worth, marble is but a "cold/mute" stone, having a sombre, austereness, this dispassionate permanence may possibly represent the death of a once sensual …show more content…
The notion of being "only art now" is both reductive and daunting, suggesting that the relationship has reached its penultimate conclusion and has only left reminisce of itself (art is eternal and thus will be remembered, this is both positive/negative depending on the perception of the art). Or a relationship that due to its beauty wants to be put on display to be showed (a positive take on their relationship). Nevertheless the use of art as a metaphor to show its transition from "percussion" of life through to the "chiselled" and subsequently "utter darkness" shows how the persona has transposed from how she felt in say "Wintering" for which she could not bear to be partitioned from her beloved to now in which she understands that pain turns back to love in a viscous
There are antagonistic undertones of using "needles as Aritomo 's primary apparatus to transact Yun Ling 's horimono, convenes the wider conflicts of antithesizing ideologies and motif 's presiding throughout the novel. Yun Ling 's angst and apprehension of the discomfort the needles will possibly inflict, is reassured by Aritomo 's analogy of likening the needle to that of a Paintbrush ("I will paint you"), he has therefore created positive associations such as creativity and subtleness with that of the process of horimono. Yet there still is a pristine, aesculapian, healing perception resonating within the context of the needles (commonly used during medical procedures), …show more content…
The profound concept of a "chiselled kiss" presents the notion that something as natural as a kiss needs to be crafted delicately, thus implying the relationship between the art (natural)and person is not harmonious. Duffy furthermore develops this idea by describing the kiss and union between her and the beloved as "marble", for which 's connotations are those of opulence, sophistication and archaic art, suggesting that the kiss was abiding experience for which to be adored. Yet for what it is worth, marble is but a "cold/mute" stone, having a sombre, austereness, this dispassionate permanence may possibly represent the death of a once sensual …show more content…
The notion of being "only art now" is both reductive and daunting, suggesting that the relationship has reached its penultimate conclusion and has only left reminisce of itself (art is eternal and thus will be remembered, this is both positive/negative depending on the perception of the art). Or a relationship that due to its beauty wants to be put on display to be showed (a positive take on their relationship). Nevertheless the use of art as a metaphor to show its transition from "percussion" of life through to the "chiselled" and subsequently "utter darkness" shows how the persona has transposed from how she felt in say "Wintering" for which she could not bear to be partitioned from her beloved to now in which she understands that pain turns back to love in a viscous