maandag 19 december 2011

Yperite

Yperite, acrylic on canvas, 2004

Yperite

late at night

a mist

fills the valley

without knowing

it suffocates

like a dark power

on the fields

our dead bodies

and under the grass

a brown soil

Tyne Cot

Text on the library in Zonnebeke, Belgium

Tyne Cot

when you left

for the front

you were

living heroes

and now

you are on top

of the hill

where only

poppies

blow...

Stalag Zehn B by Jan Theuninck 1982

Rinascimento, acrylic on canvas, 2009

Stalag Zehn B

the feldwebel became a general

the campdoctor , a professor

and we the jews - it’s banal

we stayed jewish - no error

Studie onthult: rechtssysteem in Duitsland nog decennia lang na oorlog bemand door Nazi’s

https://cafeweltschmerz.nl/studie-onthult-rechtssysteem-in-duitsland-nog-decennia-lang-na-oorlog-bemand-door-nazis/

A.I.analysis in 2024:
Jan Theuninck’s poem “Stalag Zehn B” reflects on the experiences of Jewish prisoners during the Holocaust. The poem poignantly describes how the camp’s feldwebel (sergeant) became a general, and the camp doctor became a professor, while the Jewish prisoners remained unchanged in their identity despite the horrors they faced. Theuninck’s work often delves into themes of war, memory, and identity, using stark and evocative language to convey deep emotions and historical reflections.

Shut up !

La culture de l'impuissance, acrylic on canvas, 2011

Shut up !

don't try to be

who you are

shut up !

some more discipline

and a cheerful face

shut up !

your duty is sacred

work yourself to death

shut up !

your only way

is "their" way

shut up !

Red River

Red River

the train was too late

by foot it was too far

the river too nearby

the hatred too strong

bullets through your head

river of blood

red Danube

dead Budapest

© by Jan Theuninck

Passiondale

Passchendaele 1917, acrylic on canvas, 2010

Passiondale

badly shell shocked

can't find my dugout

damned generals

where's my pillbox

shells rain

craters remain

insanity or death

what's the difference

Mauthausen 186

Mauthausen 186

Stone by stone

we made a step

Step by step

we went to heaven

Auschwitz

Auschwitze,, the ovens, acrylic on canvas, 2014

Auschwitz

burned in the oven

I perished in smoke

the remaining ashes

are deep grey

© by Jan Theuninck

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz_concentration_camp

Poilu

Poilu

my life is a trench
the water comes in
as in a sinking ship
and it swarms with rats
but outside it's a hell

© by Jan Theuninck

zondag 18 december 2011

Hill 60

Hill 60, acrylic on canvas, 2006

Hill 60

poppies blood

on the green grass

on the hills of mud

away they pass...

Shot at dawn

Fear, acrylic on canvas, 2001

Shot at dawn

drugged by morphine

the blue light comes to you

when the squad opens fire

the coward goes to hell

the officers are heroes

Vimy Ridge

Vimy Ridge

the spirit of death

kissed you

on this ridge

your work is done

no triumph no glory

but for ever

silent

© by Jan Theuninck

For Peace

Schizofreudia, acrylic on canvas, 1999

For Peace

we have to fight a war

against terror

against psychological terror

against psychopathical leaders

we have to fight a war

Whitesheets

Whitesheets

fallen leaves

after the warstorm

sandstone tombs

on green hills

Zuydcote

Zuydcote

the sun shines

on the dune

the bunkers hide

the undesirable

all of them lose

their innocence

lost blood

on the beach

the sea...

guilty !

Beyond the limit

Beyond the limit, acrylic on canvas, 2001

Beyond the limit

tempting is

the border area

hanging around

in the gray zone

watching the game

of back and forth

seeing how vanity

and power

push them

far

beyond the limit

http://raforum.info/spip.php?article3143&lang=fr

SHOA

Holocaust, acrylic on canvas, 2003

SHOA

wandering jew, damned jew

no words about them are forbidden

suspected of crimes and treason

they have been put in jail

they have been tortured and murdered

in the name of an insane idea

and now - more than ever -

who is next, please ?

© by Jan Theuninck

http://www.boekgrrls.nl/BgDiversen/Onderwerpen/gedichten_over_schilderijen.htm
Paintings by Karel Appel, Van Gogh, Pieter Defesche, Marlene Dumas, Albrecht Dürer, Alberto Giacometti, Paul Klee, Fra Filippo Lippi, Joan Miró, Modigliani, Picasso, Paulus Potter, Henri Rousseau, Jacob van Ruisdael, Rembrandt, Jan Theuninck, Voerman, Watteau.
The poets are Joseph Brodsky, Robert Browning, Hein de Bruin ,J.A. Emmens, Ida Gerhardt, Edith de Gilde, Jan Hanlo, Antjie Krog, Frans Kuipers, Joop Leibbrand ,Ted van Lieshout, Lucebert , G.J. Resink, Felix Rutten , Christina Rossetti , K. Schippers and Jan Theuninck