A metaphor for any occasion – whether describing Art and Capital, or the way daily troubles bother a mind attempting to meditate. Also, I would argue that this is one of those “of course!” images – once it’s been made you think “of course!” It possesses an inherent logic, suggested by the gracefulness of truly good matadors.
Any correlation to Black Swan? or as you say metaphor for any occasion. That ballerina be like the china shop too me thinks. Definitely a striking position to highlight and oh how it typifies the mind that wishes to be quiet.
have not yet seen black swan, though big fan of mr aronofski. somewhere in the fabric of it all is some kind of david and goliath thread which themes its way through so much…