Hello, People!
You may have noticed that I’ve changed the site’s header image, which I hadn’t changed since… well, since 2017.
The previous image was a collage – if one can call three photographs in a row a “collage” – of three of the photographs from the cover of Gregory Kirk – not the main photo. All the photos on the cover of Gregory Kirk depict Gregory and Jimmy as school bags. The main photo shows them lovingly leaning on each other, while the small faded images show them having sex, an input Gregory Kirk’s cover-maker was very – I mean, very – against. But one can’t reason with a loony Bunny, so they are there.
Right, I’m blabbering. Back to my topic!
So, in my personal opinion, other than indirectly advertising Gregory Kirk, those images described me in many ways, and that’s the reason I had never thought of changing the site’s image.
But they didn’t describe the one thing that has grown to be a major part of my work and, since 2025, a significant part of this site: my art and me as an artist. So… well… bye-bye bags!
Now, my problem was that I wanted something that represented everything, including my art. Neither an advertisement of a specific work, nor an advertisement of a specific kind of work. Trust me, this paragraph is much clearer than how I was expressing this in my mind.
So, I discussed this with someone, and they rephrased my concept, without practically saying anything new, in a very well-structured manner. It’s amazing how easily one who isn’t stressed about or strongly attached to a specific issue can describe it clearly while they only say the obvious! Don’t misunderstand me – I don’t belittle what they did. If it felt obvious from the start, I wouldn’t need their help, would I?
“Yes! That’s exactly what I’m saying!”
“I know. I only said what you said.”
But now it was a clear idea and not a bunch of chaotic idea-fragments flying and buzzing like flies over shit. (Did I just call my mind “shit”? …Let’s pretend I didn’t!)
And the moment the idea became clear, I knew, right away, I wanted The Theft of Fire by Christian Griepenkerl.
Pardon the low-resolution image, but that’s the only clear image Wikimedia Commons has, and I didn’t want to use an upscaler, because their upscale usually distorts the image a little. If you follow the link and scroll down to “Other versions”, you can find higher-resolution photos of the painting, but blurry.
In case you don’t know this, I’m not Griepenkerl, or his ghost, so, of course, I wanted my own version. I explained to the one I was discussing the change of the site’s image why I wanted this painting, and what changes I’d make to it and why, and they also found the idea very me and very good at doing and showing what I wanted – or more accurately, want – it to do and show. (You must admit, Bilbo Baggins wasn’t half as confusing as I was with this sentence. Right? 😏 Only difference, he tried to be.)
And so, here is my version, The Theft of Fire, by Yorgos KC.
I’ll refrain from explaining the specific reasons I chose to make and use this image – like I have never explained why I chose to use the bags – but I hope you’ll be enjoying seeing it welcoming you to my site.
That’s all!
Have fun, and be naughty and sneaky when you should!
Love and Kisses,
Yorgos KC
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