A SCULPTOR AT WORK ON A HUGE RECTANGLE OF BLACK MARBLE, IMPERVIOUS TO A CROWD OF CURIOUS ONLOOKERS
Tackling a major problem, then revealing one's results. Progressively penetrating beyond externals to the deeper meanings of history, nature, or human experience (caught up in surface phenomena). Dogged historical, scientific, or psychological analysis. Advancing and personalizing a deep-rooted artistic or intellectual tradition. Working out a coherent personal perspective. Getting by blocks in the intellectual or creative process. Sharing object lessons from one's experience. Solitary toil followed by public unveilings (making a splash). Determination to succeed on one's own terms. Sure sense of self-worth (haughty, inaccessible). Lasting contributions to humanity.