Pentagrams -Good and Evil
Robert Budzinski‘s pentagrams are usually inverted with one point down and two points up.
beside his initials on his image of Death
dancing with the Maiden for his print
on the cover of Totentanz from 1924.
These commentary notes are informal. Readers are welcome and encouraged to share their own perspectives. wn at wordlessnovels.com
For 1000s of years, many cultures have used the pentagram symbol with differing meanings attached to it. In Western culture, with one point upward, it is associated with Christianity in a positive way. A pentagram with two points upward is usually interpreted as a symbol of evil. What was Budzinski’s intention when he used the inverted pentagram on his 1924 wordless story, Totentanz?
of his 1924 wordless narrative, Totentanz, showing
an inverted pentagram in the lower left.
Without access to Budzinski’s personal writings or recorded conversations, his intent behind using the inverted pentagram remains unclear. The emblem is absent from most of his prints, and the few works that feature it provide no clear visual context for its presence.
Four examples of inverted pentagrams
pentagram in the lower right.
right. Similar to print number 223 in the 1977 catalogue.
in the lower left beside the initials.
for this print, with the pentagram in the lower left.
A pentagram but with one point up
with one point up in the lower left.
Comments invited
What meaning should we attribute to Robert Budzinski’s use of a pentagram?
wn at wordlessnovels.com
A credit line will be given for any information used.
