Landscape with the Fall of Icarus using feathers secured with bees wax. Ignoring his father's warnings, Icarus chose to fly too close to the sun, melting the wax, and fell into the sea and drowned. His legs can be seen in the water just below the ship. The sun, already half-set on the horizon, is a long way away; the flight did not reach anywhere near it. Daedalus does not appear in this version of the painting, though he does, still flying, in the van Buuren one (see below). The ploughman, shepherd and angler are mentioned in Ovid's account of the legend; they are: "astonished and
Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees from video to film for theatrical presentation. Blair performs in the film, which additionally features a cameo by William Burroughs. As an anti-war statement, "Wax" provided an early critique of the Gulf War and current-day drone warfare. A combination of innovative digital animation, found footage, and live action, "Wax"’s visual form is a unique representation of the technologies and politics that it critiques, which still reverberate today. "Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees" and "Waxweb" have been supported by substantial grants, co-production, and international sales. Grants for this project include three awards from the New York State